Skänninge
Skänninge | |
|---|---|
Market square | |
| Coordinates: 58°24′N 15°05′E / 58.400°N 15.083°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Mjölby Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 3,140 |
| • Density | 1,138/km2 (2,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Skänninge (ⓘ) is a locality situated in Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,140 inhabitants in 2010. It lies about 10 km north of the municipal seat Mjölby.
Before the local government reform in 1971, the City of Skänninge was a municipal entity of its own.
Skänninge is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.
The cycler Bernhard Britz was born here