Nyköping

Nyköping (Swedish pronunciation: [nɨˈʃɶpɪŋ]) is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 27,720 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. The area bears traces of settlers since around 2,000 BC. In the early medieval age, around 1,000 AD, Nyköping was a capital of one the many Swedish petty kingdoms. In the 13th century, construction on the Nyköping Fortress was begun; the ... more

Nyköping (Swedish pronunciation: [nɨˈʃɶpɪŋ]) is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 27,720 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. The area bears traces of settlers since around 2,000 BC. In the early medieval age, around 1,000 AD, Nyköping was a capital of one the many Swedish petty kingdoms. In the 13th century, construction on the Nyköping Fortress was begun; the following century it became the strongest fortress of the country. The coat of arms probably depicts the fortress, or one of its towers. In 1317 the Nyköping Banquet took place, a renowned episode in Sweden's history, when King Birger of Sweden captured his two brothers as a revenge for earlier sufferings and had them imprisoned without food until they starved to death. (See Nyköpings gästabud.) The earliest known charter dates from 1444, making it one of the now defunct Cities in Sweden. In the 16th century Nyköping became the seat of duke... less