Köping
Köping (
cognate to the
Saxon word
chipping) was a
Swedish denomination for a
market town. Other terms included
kommun and
stad. These terms was finally abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the
Municipalities of Sweden (currently amounting to 290).
In
medieval times it was the designation of an official for town or market place. As present-day
Finland was then a part of Sweden, the
Finnish word
kauppala has the same meaning. The Finnish word
kaupunki, borrowed from the
Old Norse word for köping, is today the main word for town or city in Finnish.
Historically, many of the cities in Sweden were market towns before being granted full
town privileges. In
1971, the distinctions between cities, market towns and rural municipalities were removed when the
unitary authority municipalities were introduced. There are several towns and current municipalities named after market towns that have incorporated "köping" into their names.
List of place-names containing the word
köping:
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Enköping*
Falköping*
Jönköping*
Köping*
Lidköping*
Linköping*
Norrköping*
Nyköping*
SöderköpingKristianopel, see
municipalköpingOlofström 1/1 1941–31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Ronneby 1686 – 30/11 1882 (received city privileges)
Avesta 1/1 1907 – 31/3 1919 (received city privileges)
Borlänge 1/1 1898 – 31/12 1943 (received city privileges)
Krylbo 1/1 1919 – 31/12 1966 (merged into
Avesta city)
Ludvika 1/1 1915 – 31/12 1918 (received city privileges)
Mora 1/1 1959 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Morastrand 1/1 1908 – 31/12 1958 (merged into Mora köping)
Smedjebacken 1/1 1918 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Björkhamre 1/1 1923 – 31/12 1941 (merged into
Bollnäs city)
Bollnäs 1/1 1906 – 31/12 1941 (received city privileges)
Ljusdal 1/1 1914 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Sandviken 1/1 1927 – 31/12 1942 (received city privileges)
Storvik 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Sandviken Municipality)
Slite 1/1 1936 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Gotland Municipality)
Oskarström 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; today part of
Halmstad Municipality)
Frösö 1/1 1948 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Östersund Municipality)
Sveg 1/1 1937 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; today part of
Härjedalen Municipality)
Anderstorp 1/1 1953 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; today part of
Gislaved Municipality)
Bodafors 1/1 1930 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Nässjö Municipality)
Gislaved 1/1 1949 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Huskvarna 31/12 1907 – 31/12 1910 (received city privileges; today part of
Jönköping Municipality)
Mariannelund 1/1 1928 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Eksjö Municipality)
Norrahammar 31/12 1943 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Jönköping Municipality)
Skillingaryd 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Tranås 1/1 1882 – 31/12 1918 (received city privileges)
Vaggeryd 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Vetlanda 1/1 1909 – 31/12 1919 (received city privileges)
Värnamo 1620 – 31/10 1920 (received city privileges)
Emmaboda 1/1 1930 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Figeholm 1/1 1878 – 31/12 1951 (merged into
Misterhult Municipality, today part of
Oskarshamn Municipality;
municipalköping prior to 1878)
Gamleby, see
municipalköpingHultsfred 1/1 1927 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Mönsterås 1620 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Mörbylånga 1881 – 31/12 1951 (formed a municipality;
municipalköping prior to 1880)
Nybro 25/4 1879 – 31/12 1931 (received city privileges; previously
municipalköping from 1865)
Pataholm, see
municipalköpingPåskallavik, see
municipalköpingVirserum 1/1 1956 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Almundsryd, see Ryd
Alvesta 1/1 1945 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Hovmantorp 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (split between
Lessebo and
Växjö Municipalities)
Lenhovda 1/1 1957 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Uppvidinge Municipality)
Lessebo 1/1 1939 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Ljungby, see
municipalköpingMarkaryd 1/1 1916 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Ryd 1/1 1958 – 31/12 1970 (split between
Tingsryd and
Älmhult Municipalities)
Tingsryd 1/1 1921 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Traryd 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Markaryd Municipality)
Åseda 1/1 1943 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Uppvidinge Municipality)
Älmhult 1/1 1901 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Älvsbyn 1/1 1948 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Degerfors 1/1 1943 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Frövi 1/1 1955 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Lindesberg Municipality)
Hallsberg 1/1 1908 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Hällefors 1/1 1950 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Kopparberg 1/1 1908 – 31/12 1961 (merged into
Ljusnarsbergs köping)
Laxå 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Ljusnarsberg 1/1 1962 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Boxholm 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Finspång 1/1 1942 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Motala 1820 – 31/12 1880 (received city privileges)
Valdemarsvik 1/1 1914 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; prior to 1914
municipalköping; oldest
köping charter from 1647)
Åtvidaberg 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Bjuv 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Bromölla 1/1 1942 – 31/121 1970 (formed a municipality)
Båstad 1/1 1937 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; before 1937
municipalköping)
Eslöv 1/1 1875 – 31/12 1910 (received city privileges)
Furulund 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1968 (merged into
Kävlinge köping)
Hässleholm 1/1 1901 – 31/12 1913 (received city privileges)
Hörby 1/1 1900 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Höör 1/1 1939 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Klippan 1/1 1945 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Kävlinge 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Limhamn 1/1 1906 – 31/12 1914 (merged into
Malmö city)
Lomma 1/1 1951 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Osby 1/1 1937 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Perstorp 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Sjöbo 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Skurup 1/1 1914 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Svedala 1/1 1919 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Tomelilla 1/1 1921 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Trelleborg, see
municipalköpingVinslöv 1/1 1934 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Åhus 1/1 1905 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Kristiancity Municipality)
Åstorp 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Gnesta 1/1 1955 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Malmköping 1784 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Flen Municipality)
Danderyd 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (became municipality)
Djursholm 1/1 1901 – 31/12 1913 (received city privileges; today part of
Danderyd Municipality)
Hässelby Villacity 1/1 1926 – 1/1 1948 (merged into
Stockholm City)
Lidingö 1/1 1910 – 31/12 1925 (received city privileges)
Nynäshamn 1/1 1911 – 31/12 1945 (received city privileges)
Saltsjöbaden 1/1 1909 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Nacka Municipality)
Sollentuna 1/1 1944 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Stocksund 1/1 1910 – 31/12 1966 (merged into
Djursholms city; today part of
Danderyd Municipality)
Sundbyberg 1/1 1888 – 31/12 1926 (received city privileges)
Täby 1/1 1948 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Tierp 1/1 1920 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Arvika 1811 – 31/12 1910 (received city privileges)
Grums 1/1 1948 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Hammarö 1/1 1950 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Munkfors 1/1 1949 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Storfors 1/1 1950 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Sunne 1/1 1920 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Säffle 1/1 1882 – 31/12 1950 (received city privileges)
Årjäng 1/1 1941 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Holmsund 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality; today part of
Umeå Municipality)
Lycksele 1/1 1929 – 31/12 1945 (received city privileges)
Vilhelmina 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Vännäs 1/1 1928 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Åsele 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Skön 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1964 (merged into
Sundsvall city)
Sollefteå 1/1 1902 – 31/12 1916 (received city privileges)
Timrå 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Ånge 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Örnsköldsvik 6/12 1842 – 30/6 1894 (received city privileges)
Hallstahammar 1/1 1943 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Kungsör 1/1 1907 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Norberg 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Bengtsfors 1/1 1926 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Grebbestad 1/1 1929 – 31/12 1951 (merged into
Tanum Municipality)
Grästorp 1/1 1900 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Götene 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Herrljunga 1/1 1952 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Kinna 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Mark Municipality)
Lilla Edet 1/1 1951 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Mellerud 1/1 1908 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Skene 1/1 1951 – 31/12 1970 (merged into
Mark Municipality)
Svenljunga 1/1 1946 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Tibro 1/1 1947 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Tidaholm 1/1 1895 – 31/12 1909 (received city privileges)
Töreboda 1/1 1909 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
Vara 1/1 1894 – 31/12 1970 (formed a municipality)
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Jönköping County*
Municipalities of Sweden*
List of cities in Sweden*
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