Lidköping Municipality

Lidköping Municipality (Lidköpings kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Lidköping.

Lidköping sometimes refers tae itsel as "Lidköping bi Vänern", possibly tae distinguish itsel frae the namewise (an historically) similar ceety o Linköping in eastren Swaden.

Geography
Lidköping Municipality is, thegither wi its wastren neebour Götene, locatit on the Läckö-Kinnekulla peninsulae. In association wi several muckle local companies, they hae a colloquial tourism company kent as "Götene-Lidköping Vänern Turist AB".

There are several Vänern islands that belang tae the municipality. Ane o them is Läckö, whaur the Läckö Castle is a notable sicht.

Seembol
Lidköping is wirkin haurd tae mercat itsel as "Lidköping bi Vänern". In line wi this quest, they are developin a profile plan, wherein they hae established the uise o a seembol depictin its location bi Vänern. The seembol is uised in aw offeecial contexts, an on the road signs when enterin Lidköping an aw.

Population centres
Population numbers o the towns an veelages, frae SCB, December 31 o notit year.

Year20022003200420052010Lidköping24,67924,88524,96024,94125,644Vinninga1,0791,0601,0541,0641,078Järpås865868876808795Filsbäck656656652647615Örslösa308305310298307Saleby219218217213232Tun219210208207206

See an aw
Köping (concept)

References

External links
Lidköping Municipality - Offeecial steid
Läckö Kinnekulle - The "Götene-Lidköping Vänern" tourism company
 Article Lidköping - Frae Nordisk Familjebok (vol. 16, 1912)
 Lidköpings kommun profilprogram.pdf Lidköping describes its seembol an its uises. In Swadish anerlie.


Category:Municipalities o Västra Götaland Coonty
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