Norrköping is a city in
the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and
the seat of Norrköping Municipality,
Östergötland County. The city has a population
of about 90,000 inhabitants, out of a municipal
total of little more than130,000, making it Sweden's
tenth largest city and eighth largest municipality.
The city is situated by the mouth of the river Motala ström, at Bråviken, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. Water power from the Motala ström and the good harbour were factors that facilitated the rapid growth of this once industrial city, known for its textile industry. It has several nicknames such as: "Sweden's Manchester", "Peking" and "Surbullestan" (Surbulle [sour bun] was a local nickname for the textile workers, and stan is short for Staden.
