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Enköping is a town (pop. 20,204) in the traditional Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 province Uppland
Uppland

Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
 and the seat of Enköping Municipality
Enköping Municipality

Enk?ping Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city status in Sweden of Enk?ping....
, Uppsala län.

ping is situated near Lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
, about 78 km west of Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
. A comparably large number of Swedish cities are located in the vicinity of Enköping. The municipal slogan is therefore "Sweden's Closest City". This expression was created in 1965 when it was discovered by a local business that within a radius
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 of 120 kilometers, one finds 38 Swedish cities and 1/3 of Sweden's population.

Enköping, there is some of the best preserved rock art
Rock art

Rock art is a term in archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces...
 from the Bronze Age present in central Sweden.






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Enköping is a town (pop. 20,204) in the traditional Swedish
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 province Uppland
Uppland

Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
 and the seat of Enköping Municipality
Enköping Municipality

Enk?ping Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city status in Sweden of Enk?ping....
, Uppsala län.

Geography

Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
, about 78 km west of Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
. A comparably large number of Swedish cities are located in the vicinity of Enköping. The municipal slogan is therefore "Sweden's Closest City". This expression was created in 1965 when it was discovered by a local business that within a radius
RADIUS

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a networking protocol that provides centralized access, authorization and accounting management for people or computers to connect and use a network service....
 of 120 kilometers, one finds 38 Swedish cities and 1/3 of Sweden's population.

History

Near Enköping, there is some of the best preserved rock art
Rock art

Rock art is a term in archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone. They can be divided into:*Petroglyphs - carvings into stone surfaces...
 from the Bronze Age present in central Sweden. The city of Enköping itself dates its history back to the 13th century but the city itself did not emerge until about 1250. Enköping was then as now situated by the rich farmlands close to lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
, leading to a wealthy rural population. The city has also always been a major crossroads for commerce, and excellent communications signify the city even today: The Mälar Railline (Mälarbanan) and the E18 highway
Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
 provide ample means of travelling to the nearby major cities of Stockholm
Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
 and Västerås
Västerås

V?ster?s [v?st?r'o?s] is a Cities of Sweden in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake M?laren in the province V?stmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm....
. The city has several manufacturing industries, a hospital and the Army Signaling Regiment, the Uppland
Uppland

Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
 Regiment (Upplands Regemente, S1).