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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Enköping Municipality |
| County | Uppsala County |
| Province | Uppland |
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| - Total | 10. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Enköping Municipality ( Enköpings kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) is a county or Län on the eastern coast of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 44 km² (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 20,204 |
| - Density | 1,935/km² (5,011. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Enköping is a town (pop. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time 20,200) in the traditional Swedish province Uppland and the seat of Enköping Municipality, Uppsala län. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital Enköping Municipality ( Enköpings kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) is a county or Län on the eastern coast of Sweden.
Geography
Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm. Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the A comparably large number of Swedish cities are located in the vicinity of Enköping. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official The municipal slogan is therefore "Sweden's Closest City". This expression was created in 1965 when it was discovered by a local business that within a radius of 120 kilometers, one finds 38 Swedish cities and 1/3 of Sweden's population. Remote Authentication Dial In User Service ( RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized access authorization and accounting management for people or computers The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
History
Near Enköping, there is some of the best preserved rock art from the Bronze Age present in central Sweden. Rock art is a term in Archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone The city of Enköping itself dates its history back to the 13th century but the city itself did not emerge until about 1250. Enköping was then as now situated by the rich farmlands close to lake Mälaren, leading to a wealthy rural population. Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and The city has also always been a major crossroads for commerce, and excellent communications signify the city even today: The Mälar Railline (Mälarbanan) and the E18 highway provide ample means of travelling to the nearby major cities of Stockholm and Västerås. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of The city has several manufacturing industries, a hospital and the Army Signaling Regiment, the Uppland Regiment (Upplands Regemente, S1). Uppland ( is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital
References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
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Enköping is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official |