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Linköping

Linköping Castle – Linköping Cathedral (Cathedral Church) loop from Linköping

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Sweden
Östergötland
Linköping

Linköping Castle – Linköping Cathedral (Cathedral Church) loop from Linköping

Moderate

4.0

(2)

265

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Linköping Castle – Linköping Cathedral (Cathedral Church) loop from Linköping

00:58

9.30km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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78 m

Linköping Castle

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Linköping Castle is Sweden's oldest surviving secular building with parts from the 12th century, built into the western part of the castle. The castle is located high and west of the city center, near the cathedral. It has a strictly classicist façade in creamy white and a green copper roof. The area around Linköping was the seat of the Sverkerska family in the early Middle Ages and the center of monastic and church construction in Sweden. The castle was originally built as a diocese. The castle was since 1785 the residence of the governor of the county Östergötland.

In 1995, the Swedish Real Estate Agency started renovating the façade and found that the oldest parts were not from the 13th century, as was previously thought, but from the 11th century Bishop Gisle's farm, which is the oldest surviving secular building Buildings of Sweden makes. Traces of older buildings, windows and prints in the west facade are marked as a map of the castle's history. The interior of the castle is most heavily influenced by the renovation of the governor's residence in 1796. However, there are still remains of the Renaissance castle, such as a fireplace in the National Hall and a few ornate roofs.

sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linköpings_slott

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Linköping Cathedral (Cathedral Church)

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Anyone who has ever been to downtown Linköping will immediately remember the magnificent cathedral. Because this determines the city center with its venerable cathedral. Visitors feel the old time in the cathedral. For as early as the middle of the 12th century, the place was known as a bishopric. The cathedral was one of the first monuments created to replace older walls. The completion of the cathedral took almost 300 years. It was completed in the 15th century. Therefore, tourists will find two different architectural styles in the huge structure, Gothic and Romantic.
Near the cathedral is the castle, also from the 12th century. The festive building is now used as a seat of government in the province. The medieval character of the town has been preserved to this day. Because the old walls were spared before the war bombers. However, they have been restored over time and renewed in many places. An example of an innovation is the high tower, which towers over the cathedral.


skandinavien.eu/staedte/schweden/linkoeping.html

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9.30 km

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7.27 km

1.44 km

273 m

208 m

108 m

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5.58 km

2.43 km

1.18 km

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