Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Linköping, Sweden

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.4 km
Ascend 21 m
Descend 11 m

Explore Linköping in Sweden with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Linköping

Sight 1: Sankt Lars kyrka

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St. Lawrence's Church is a whitewashed stone church building in central Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden. It is located on Storgatan between Stora torget and Stångån. The church belongs to the parish of St. Lars and the parish of Linköping Cathedral. The church was dedicated to St. Lawrence. Historically, the parish consisted of the countryside outside the city limits, even though the church was located inside the city on the grounds of the cathedral parish. The boundary with the cathedral parish was changed in 1961 and now runs at Klostergatan, one block west of St. Lawrence's Church.

Wikipedia: Sankt Lars kyrka, Linköping (SV)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Folkungabrunnen

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Folkungabrunnen is a sculpture on the main square in Linköping, Sweden, created by Carl Milles between 1924 and 1927.

Wikipedia: Folkungabrunnen (SV)

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Baptistkyrkan

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The Baptist Church in Linköping is a church building in Linköping, Sweden. The church originally belonged to the Swedish Baptist Church, which is now part of the Uniting Church. On May 1, 2021, the Baptist Church Linköping and the Mission Church Linköping merged and formed the Uniting Church of Linköping.

Wikipedia: Baptistkyrkan, Linköping (SV), Website

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Missionskyrkan

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Linköping Mission Church is a church building in Linköping, Sweden. The church originally belonged to the Swedish Missionary Association, which is now part of the Uniting Church. On May 1, 2021, the Baptist Church Linköping and the Mission Church Linköping merged and formed the Uniting Church of Linköping.

Wikipedia: Linköpings missionskyrka (SV), Website

642 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Trädgårdsföreningen

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The Garden Society of Linköping is a large green and park area in the central part of the city, 13 hectares in size. An association for operation and promotion was formed on 22 March 1859 at a meeting at Linköping Castle. According to a sculpture in the park, it was founded by Anders Gustav Svensson. In 1997, the restoration of the culverted Kärringbäcken brook that runs through the Garden Society of Gothenburg Park began. During the stream's migration out to Stångån, a number of dams have been formed. Kärringbäcken has its upflow in Ankdammen, behind the former Soldier's Home. The reconstruction of the stream was completed in the spring of 1998.

Wikipedia: Trädgårdsföreningen, Linköping (SV)

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