Nykoping, Sweden postcard 1970s stamps

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Nykoping multiview: Radhuset, Nykopingshus, Stadshuset, Residenset och St. Nicolai kyrka
• Publisher:  Handelsbolaget Harry Lange
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Sweden 10c blue defin. + 1980 commem. 1.40 Nobel Prize winners (Krogh) red SG1057
• Postmark(s):  very faint
• Sent to:  Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, England
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Nyköping (Swedish pronunciation: [n?'??p??]) is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 27,720 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.

The area bears traces of settlers since around 2,000 BC. In the early medieval age, around 1,000 AD, Nyköping was a capital of one the many Swedish petty kingdoms^{[citation needed]}. In the 13th century, construction on the Nyköping Fortress was begun; the following century it became the strongest fortress of the country. The coat of arms probably depicts the fortress, or one of its towers.

In 1317 the Nyköping Banquet took place, a renowned episode in Sweden's history, when King Birger of Sweden captured his two brothers as a revenge for earlier sufferings and had them imprisoned without food until they starved to death. (See Nyköpings gästabud.)

The earliest known charter dates from 1444^{[verification needed]}, making it one of the now defunct Cities in Sweden. In the 16th century Nyköping became the seat of duke Charles who later became Charles IX of Sweden. With the status of a Royal residential seat, Nyköping was at its peak of development.

In 1665 large parts of the city including the fortress were damaged in a fire. The same thing happened again in 1719 when Russian troops invaded the city. It was then rebuilt with its current street plan.

Nyköping was industrialized relatively early compared to the rest of Sweden. In the early 19th century, textile industry was established, and the population soon rose as Nyköping's industry grew.