Berg, Linköping
Place in Östergötland, Sweden
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Berg is a locality in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 1,278 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Berg | |
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  Berg Location within Östergötland  Berg Location within Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 58°29′23″N 15°31′50″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Linköping Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,278 |
| • Density | 1,169/km2 (3,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is home to the Stjärnorp Castle.
Society
The Göta Canal flows through Berg, which gave creation to a system of locks called Bergs slussar. In the meeting point of the canal with the lake Roxen there is a bathing spot with a grill. Just a bit south of Berg lies the Vreta Abbey, which was the first nunnery in Sweden. [2]
