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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
Address: Trosa Tourist Office, Torget, S-61980 Trosa, Sweden
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).
Address: Tullgarn Palace, S-61074 Vagnhärad, Sweden
Hours:
June 1 to August 31: 11am-4pm; Closed: Mon
September 1 to September 30: 12pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Tips: Guided tours in English at 11:00 and 15:00 daily.
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
Transit: Train from Stockholm to Sodertalje Hamn, bus 702 to Tullgarns alle, walk 1km to palace.
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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Oxelosund, Sweden
