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Linköping, the capital of Östergötland, with 11,700 inhab., and
the residence of the ‘Landshöfding’ and the bishop, lies on the W.
bank of the Stangå, recently rendered navigable, and S’^Engl. M.
from Lake Roxen (p. 304), by means of which it is thus connected
with the Göta Canal. Linköping is a place of ancient origin. It
was formerly called Liongaköpunger (‘town of the place of assize’),
and possessed a cathedral and a bishop so far back as the 12th
century. Municipal privileges were granted to the town by
Gustavus Vasa. In 1598 Sigismund was defeated by Duke Charles
at the Stångebro, and his adherents were afterwards executed at
Linköping in 1600 (the ‘Linköping Blood-bath’), the place of
execution being now marked by a circle of stones in the Jerntorg.
On the Gumpekulla, by the locks of Nyqvarn, a little below the
town, stands a stone commemorating the battle of Stångebro.
The *Domkyrka, the finest edifice at Linköping, begnn in
1150 and completed in 1499, is in the Romanesque style, with
a Gothic choir. The tower was not completed till 1886. Next to
the cathedral of Upsala, this is the longest church in Sweden
(320 ft.). The vaulting is borne by ten handsome pillars on each
side. The old Altar-piece, bylleemskerk (d. 1574), a Dutch master,
purchased by John II. for 1200 measures (7500 cubic ft.) of wheat,
now stands by the S. wall. Its former place is occupied by a
colossal figure of Christ, surrounded by Faith, Hope, and Charity,
in plaster, after Byström. Reliefs of the 14th cent, representing
the life of Christ, are immured in the wall behind the altar. The
church was restored in 1849-70. The verger lives in the vicinity.
The Landsförsiimlingens-Kyrka, or Church of the Estates, also
known as the St. Larskyrka, contains pictures by Hörberg, a
self-taught peasant artist, whose works are to be met with in various
parts of Sweden. The Library in the old gymnasium contains a
valuable collection of rare books, MSS., coins, and antiquities
(Tues. and Sat., 11-1 ; at other times apply to the librarian, Mr.
Segersteen, Nyqvarns-Gatan, -who himself owns a good collection of
paintings). — Pleasant walks are afforded by the park of the
Trädgårdsförening, to the S. of the town (entrance in the
Drottning-Gatan).
The Kinda Canal, R0 Kil. (50 Engl. M.) in length, completed in 1871,
connects Linköping with several higher-lying lakes to the S. : Erlangen
(185ft. above the sea-level), on the X. hank of which lies the large estate
of S/ure/ors; lien-gen (275 ft,), with the estates of Säby and Brokind; then
Jernlunden (280 ft.) ; lastly Asunder (280 ft.), connected with the last bv the
Rimforsström. The last steamboat-station is Horn (steamer thrice a week).
These lakes form different basins of the Stångå, and the ascent is effect
ed by means of fifteen locks. The scenery is pleasing the whole way.
Beyond Linköping the train crosses the Stångå by a bridge
200 yds. long, and traverses a fertile tract with several churches.
132 Kil. Linghem ; 139 Kil. Gistad. It then crosses the Göta
Canal (p. 304) by a curious swing-bridge, commanding a pleasant
view of Lake Roxen.
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