Malmköping

Malmköping
A heritage tram in Malmköping
Malmköping
Coordinates: 59°08′N 16°44′E / 59.133°N 16.733°E / 59.133; 16.733Coordinates: 59°08′N 16°44′E / 59.133°N 16.733°E / 59.133; 16.733
Country	Sweden
Province	Södermanland
County	Södermanland County
Municipality	Flen Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	1.30 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	2,000
– Density	1,540/km2 (3,988.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Malmköping is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 2,000 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

Malmköping is located about 15 kilometers north of the municipal seat Flen. It is a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets. The traditions of markets in Malmköping goes back centuries, as Malmköping got market town rights (köping) already in 1785.

There is also a museum tramway in Malmköping, running heritage trams from most of the Swedish tramway systems.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09.