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Linköping is the clerical and administrative centre in a rich farmland district, the province and county Ãstergötland.
The town was founded during the Middle Ages and is therefore one of the oldest cities in Sweden. The cathedral and the castle are two medieval buildings that are still standing.
At the "battle of Stångebro" in 1598, the city fought on the Catholic side and lost. A memorial of the battle is found just outside the city centre. The following "bloodbath of Linköping" in 1600 is remembered with a memorial at the main square.
Linköping has a university and the students are a central part of the city's life both day and night.
