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Krokek

Coordinates: 58°40′N 16°24′E / 58.667°N 16.400°E / 58.667; 16.400
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Krokek
Krokek is located in Östergötland
Krokek
Krokek
Krokek is located in Sweden
Krokek
Krokek
Coordinates: 58°40′N 16°24′E / 58.667°N 16.400°E / 58.667; 16.400
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityNorrköping Municipality
Area
 • Total
4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
4,285
 • Density1,009/km2 (2,610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Krokek is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,285 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is the main settlement of Kolmården and located a few kilometres away from the Sörmland border. The place's name comes from krokig ek, which refers to a crooked oak at the border between Östergötland and Sörmland.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Gran". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 December 2019.