Jonkoping

Jonkoping is a metropolis in southern Sweden with 93,797 inhabitants. Jonkoping is situated at the southern end of Sweden's 2nd largest lake, Vättern, inside the province of Småland. The town is the seat of Jönköping Municipality, which has a population of 134,785 and is Småland's maximum populous municipality.

Jonkoping is also the seat of Jonkoping County which has a population of 341,235 . Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a courtroom of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture. Jonkoping is an antique buying and selling centre located at a natural crossroads for routes following the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the street connecting the provinces of Ostergotland and Västergotland, a end result of the town's geographical function at the southern stop of lake Vättern, which divides the 2 provinces. On 18 May 1284 Jonkoping have become the first City in Sweden to be granted its rights with the aid of king Magnus Ladulas, who ruled commonly from Vattern's biggest island Visingso.