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Köpingwas aSwedishdenomination for amarket townsincethe Middle Ages,derived from theOld Norsewordkaupang.The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, whenSwedenwas subdivided into theMunicipalities of Sweden(currently amounting to 290).
As present-dayFinlandwas once a part of Sweden, theFinnishwordkauppalahas the same meaning. In modern Finnish, the wordkaupunki,borrowed from the Old Norse wordkaupang,is the main word for town and city. Swedishköpingand theEnglishtoponymchippingare alsocognatesas is the Norwegian wordkjøpstadand the Danish toponymical suffix-købing.
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editIn 1863 the firstlocal governmentacts were implemented in Sweden. There were two acts, one forcitiesand one for rural areas. Of the around 2,500 municipalities, 89 hadcity rightsand thus had the right to call themselvesstad(city). Under the "rural" act there were also eight localities given the status ofköping,which positioned them between a rural municipality and a town (seemunicipalköping). The number of localities designated asköpingrose dramatically during the 20th century and reached its peak in 1959, when they were 95. Many new settlements during the industrialization of Sweden, as well as some of the suburbs in the metropolitan areas, first received the title ofköpingand it was also made part of their name (such as Linköping or Nyköping).[clarification needed]They later grew further and received town privileges, but kept theköpingending of their names.[citation needed]See the list below. It has been found that a vast majority, nearly 70%, of such designated market-towns lie within an area of 200 km2(77 sq mi) in south-central Sweden, especially in the highly economically productive region immediately west and south of Stockholm, inSödermanland,Örebro,Östergötland,andJönköpingcounties.
A large-scale merger of Swedish municipalities in 1971 removed the distinctions between towns, market towns and rural municipalities. Many of the former market towns are now seats of municipalities. In contrast to the termstad,köpingis seldom used in everyday speech today.
Toponyms containing the wordköping
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Köping titles issued 1863–1959
edit| County | Köping | From | To | Note |
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| Blekinge County | Kristianopel | seemunicipalköping | ||
| Olofström | 01.01.1941 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Ronneby | 1686 | 30.11.1882 | received city privileges | |
| Dalarna County | Avesta | 01.01.1907 | 31.03.1919 | received city privileges |
| Borlänge | 01.01.1898 | 31.12.1943 | received city privileges | |
| Krylbo | 01.01.1919 | 31.12.1966 | merged intoAvestacity | |
| Ludvika | 01.01.1915 | 31.12.1918 | received city privileges | |
| Mora | 01.01.1959 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Morastrand | 01.01.1908 | 31.12.1958 | merged into Mora köping) | |
| Smedjebacken | 01.01.1918 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Gävleborg County | Björkhamre | 01.01.1923 | 31.12.1941 | merged intoBollnäscity |
| Bollnäs | 01.01.1906 | 31.12.1941 | received city privileges | |
| Ljusdal | 01.01.1914 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Sandviken | 01.01.1927 | 31.12.1942 | received city privileges | |
| Storvik | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoSandviken Municipality | |
| Gotland County | Slite | 01.01.1936 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoGotlandMunicipality |
| Halland County | Oskarström | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; today part ofHalmstad Municipality |
| Jämtland County | Frösön | 01.01.1948 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoÖstersund Municipality |
| Sveg | 01.01.1937 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; today part ofHärjedalen Municipality | |
| Jönköping County | Anderstorp | 01.01.1953 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; today part ofGislavedMunicipality |
| Bodafors | 01.01.1930 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoNässjöMunicipality | |
| Gislaved | 01.01.1949 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Huskvarna | 31.12 1907 | 31.12.1910 | received city privileges; today part ofJönköpingMunicipality | |
| Mariannelund | 01.01.1928 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoEksjöMunicipality | |
| Norrahammar | 31.12 1943 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoJönköpingMunicipality | |
| Skillingaryd | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Tranås | 01.01.1882 | 31.12.1918 | received city privileges | |
| Vaggeryd | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Vetlanda | 01.01.1909 | 31.12.1919 | received city privileges | |
| Värnamo | 1620 | 31.12.1920 | received city privileges | |
| Kalmar County | Emmaboda | 01.01.1930 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Figeholm | 01.01.1878 | 31.12.1951 | merged intoMisterhultMunicipality, today part ofOskarshamnMunicipality;municipalköpingprior to 1878 | |
| Gamleby | seemunicipalköping | |||
| Hultsfred | 01.01.1927 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Mönsterås | 1620 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Mörbylånga | 1881 | 31.12.1951 | formed a municipality;municipalköpingprior to 1880) | |
| Nybro | 25.04.1879 | 31.12.1931 | received city privileges; previouslymunicipalköpingfrom 1865) | |
| Pataholm | seemunicipalköping | |||
| Påskallavik | seemunicipalköping | |||
| Virserum | 01.01.1956 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Kronoberg County | Alvesta | 01.01.1945 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Hovmantorp | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | split betweenLesseboandVäxjöMunicipalities) | |
| Lenhovda | 01.01.1957 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoUppvidingeMunicipality | |
| Lessebo | 01.01.1939 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Ljungby | seemunicipalköping | |||
| Markaryd | 01.01.1916 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Ryd(Almundsryd) | 01.01.1958 | 31.12.1970 | split betweenTingsrydandÄlmhultMunicipalities) | |
| Tingsryd | 01.01.1921 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Traryd | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoMarkarydMunicipality | |
| Åseda | 01.01.1943 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoUppvidingeMunicipality | |
| Älmhult | 01.01.1901 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Norrbotten County | Älvsbyn | 01.01.1948 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Örebro County | Degerfors | 01.01.1943 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Frövi | 01.01.1955 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoLindesberg Municipality | |
| Hallsberg | 01.01.1908 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Hällefors | 01.01.1950 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Kopparberg | 01.01.1908 | 31.12.1961 | merged intoLjusnarsbergsköping) | |
| Laxå | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Ljusnarsberg | 01.01.1962 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Östergötland County | Boxholm | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Finspång | 01.01.1942 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Motala | 1820 | 31.12.1880 | received city privileges | |
| Valdemarsvik | 01.01.1914 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; prior to 1914municipalköping;oldestköpingcharter from 1647) | |
| Åtvidaberg | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Skåne County | Bjuv | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Bromölla | 01.01.1942 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Båstad | 01.01.1937 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; before 1937municipalköping) | |
| Eslöv | 01.01.1875 | 31.12.1910 | received city privileges | |
| Furulund | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1968 | merged intoKävlingeköping) | |
| Hässleholm | 01.01.1901 | 31.12.1913 | received city privileges | |
| Hörby | 01.01.1900 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Höör | 01.01.1939 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Klippan | 01.01.1945 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Kävlinge | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Limhamn | 01.01.1906 | 31.12.1914 | merged intoMalmöcity | |
| Lomma | 01.01.1951 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Osby | 01.01.1937 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Perstorp | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Sjöbo | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Skurup | 01.01.1914 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Svedala | 01.01.1919 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Tomelilla | 01.01.1921 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Trelleborg | seemunicipalköping | |||
| Vinslöv | 01.01.1934 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Åhus | 01.01.1905 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoKristianstad Municipality | |
| Åstorp | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Södermanland County | Gnesta | 01.01.1955 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Malmköping | 1784 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoFlenMunicipality | |
| Stockholm County | Danderyd | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | became municipality |
| Djursholm | 01.01.1901 | 31.12.1913 | received city privileges; today part ofDanderyd Municipality | |
| Hässelby Villastad | 01.01.1926 | 01.01.1948 | merged intoStockholm City | |
| Lidingö | 01.01.1910 | 31.12.1925 | received city privileges | |
| Nynäshamn | 01.01.1911 | 31.12.1945 | received city privileges | |
| Saltsjöbaden | 01.01.1909 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoNacka Municipality | |
| Sollentuna | 01.01.1944 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Stocksund | 01.01.1910 | 31.12.1966 | merged intoDjursholmcity; today part ofDanderyd Municipality | |
| Sundbyberg | 01.01.1888 | 31.12.1926 | received city privileges | |
| Täby | 01.01.1948 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Uppsala County | Tierp | 01.01.1920 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Värmland County | Arvika | 1811 | 31.12 1910 | received city privileges |
| Grums | 01.01.1948 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Hammarö | 01.01.1950 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Munkfors | 01.01.1949 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Storfors | 01.01.1950 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Sunne | 01.01.1920 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Säffle | 01.01.1882 | 31.12.1950 | received city privileges | |
| Årjäng | 01.01.1941 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Västerbotten County | Holmsund | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality; today part ofUmeå Municipality |
| Lycksele | 01.01.1929 | 31.12.1945 | received city privileges | |
| Vilhelmina | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Vännäs | 01.01.1928 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Åsele | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Västernorrland County | Skön | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1964 | merged intoSundsvallcity |
| Sollefteå | 01.01.1902 | 31.12.1916 | received city privileges | |
| Timrå | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Ånge | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Örnsköldsvik | 06.12.1842 | 30.06.1894 | received city privileges | |
| Västmanland County | Hallstahammar | 01.01.1943 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Kungsör | 01.01.1907 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Norberg | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Västra Götaland County | Bengtsfors | 01.01.1926 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality |
| Grebbestad | 01.01.1929 | 31.12.1951 | merged intoTanum Municipality | |
| Grästorp | 01.01.1900 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Götene | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Herrljunga | 01.01.1952 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Kinna | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoMark Municipality | |
| Lilla Edet | 01.01.1951 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Mellerud | 01.01.1908 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Skene | 01.01.1951 | 31.12.1970 | merged intoMark Municipality | |
| Svenljunga | 01.01.1946 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Tibro | 01.01.1947 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Tidaholm | 01.01.1895 | 31.12.1909 | received city privileges | |
| Töreboda | 01.01.1909 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |
| Vara | 01.01.1894 | 31.12.1970 | formed a municipality | |