Nykoping Attractions
Post code: S-61100
Telephone code: 0155
Nyköping, chief town of the county of Södermanland, lies on the Baltic coast just above the mouth of the Nyköpingså. The harbor is a base for boat tours to over 3000 islands. In the Middle Ages it was one of the most important towns in Sweden, and between the 13th and the 16th centuries it was the meeting place of the Riksdag (Parliament) on 15 occasions. It is now a busy industrial town (motor vehicles, furniture, etc.).
Nyköping Castle was built about 1260 and the town also has churches from Medieval times.
Telephone code: 0155
Nyköping, chief town of the county of Södermanland, lies on the Baltic coast just above the mouth of the Nyköpingså. The harbor is a base for boat tours to over 3000 islands. In the Middle Ages it was one of the most important towns in Sweden, and between the 13th and the 16th centuries it was the meeting place of the Riksdag (Parliament) on 15 occasions. It is now a busy industrial town (motor vehicles, furniture, etc.).
Nyköping Castle was built about 1260 and the town also has churches from Medieval times.
All Saints Church
In the southeast of Nyköping is All Saints Church (Allhelgonakyrkan), built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 17th. Notable features of the interior are a 15th century triumphal cross and a 17th century reredos.
Lakes
For nature-lovers there are pleasant excursions to the lakes north of Nyköping. (Yngaren, Långhalsen, Båven).
Ludgo Church
11km/7mi north of Uppsa-Kulle in the Nyköping area, Ludgo church has an altar by Burchard Precht and two 15th century sculptures from western Europe (French or Flemish).
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Oxelosund, Sweden
(Near Nykoping)
13km/8mi southeast of Nyköping is the port of Oxelösund (pop. 13,000) - a busy harbor for over 500 years, with a large iron works and an interesting modern church, completed in 1975.
Oxelösund Tourist Office
Library, Box 331, Järntorget 7
S-61323 Oxelösund
Sweden
Library, Box 331, Järntorget 7
S-61323 Oxelösund
Sweden
Town
Flanking the main square of Nyköping, the Stora Torg, are the Town Hall (1720), the Governor's Residence (1803) and the old church of St Nicholas (rebuilt in the 18th century).
Trosa, Sweden
(Near Nykoping)
20km/12.5mi north of Judgo on the expressway and 1.5km/1mi on the ordinary road, Road 218 goes off on the right to the seaside resort of Trosa, 6km/4mi south on the Baltic coast with a large fish-smoking plant.
Many celebrities have summerhouses in Trosa, it is one of the wealthiest communities in Sweden.
Many celebrities have summerhouses in Trosa, it is one of the wealthiest communities in Sweden.
Trosa - Tullgarn Palace
3.5km/2mi along the main road from Trosa, a side road on the right (2km/1.25mi; signpost) leads to the neo-Classical manor house of Tullgarn (1719-28), in a beautiful park, for many years a royal summer residence (open to the public in summer).
All values are in Sweden Kronor
Tullgarn Palace
S-61074 Vagnhärad
Sweden
S-61074 Vagnhärad
Sweden
Hours
June 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
September 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 |
| Adult | kr 70.00 |
| Child 18 & under | kr 35.00 |
| Students | kr 35.00 |
| Child 7 & under | FREE |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Uppsa-Kulle
7km/4.5mi from Nyköping on the Stockholm highway is an exit (Road 223) leading to the large (10m/33ft high) burial mound of Uppsa-Kulle, 15km/9mi north.
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