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{{short description|Place in Uppland, Sweden}}
{{for|the historic ship|MV Enköping}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Enköping
| image_skyline      = Enkoping Sankt Ilians kyrka.JPG
| image_caption      = Enköping in November 2008
| image_shield       = Enköping vapen.svg
| pushpin_map        = Sweden Uppsala#Sweden
| pushpin_label_position = 
| subdivision_type   = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[Sweden]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Enköping Municipality]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Uppsala County]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Uppland]]
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1300
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=2012-01-27 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 10.67
| population_as_of   = 31 December 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="scb_urban_area_population_area_population_density">{{cite web | title=Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet| publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] | url=https://www.scb.se/MI0810 |date=31 December 2020 | access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 25,071 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| coordinates        = {{coord|59|38|08|N|17|04|35|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 16
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = 745 xx
| area_code          = (+46) 171
| website            = {{official_website|www.enkoping.se}}
}}
'''Enköping''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Enköping Municipality]], [[Uppsala County]], [[Sweden]] with 30,000 inhabitants in 2018.<ref name=scb />

== Geography ==
Enköping is situated near Lake [[Mälaren]], about 78&nbsp;km west of [[Stockholm]].
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]] of 120 kilometers, one finds 38 Swedish cities and a third of Sweden's population.

== History ==
[[File:Suecia 1-065 ; Enköping.png|center|300px|thumb|Enköping circa 1700, from [[Suecia antiqua et hodierna]].]]
Near Enköping, there is some of the best preserved [[rock art]] 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]], 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]] provide ample means of travelling to the nearby major cities of [[Stockholm]] and [[Västerås]]. The city has several manufacturing industries, a hospital and the Swedish Armed Forces command and control an army electronic warfare centre [[Ledningsregementet]] (''LedR'').

==Notable people==
*[[Amelia Andersdotter]]
*[[Snoh Aalegra]], singer
*[[Elin Lanto]], singer<ref>Jeffrey de Hart, 'Crying Fame', in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' dated 20 November 2004, Vol. 116, No. 47, p. 77</ref>
*[[Lars (archbishop)]] is buried in the monastery there.

==Sports==
The following sports clubs are located in Enköping:

* [[Enköpings SK]]
* [[Enköpings RK]]

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden}}

Enköping is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

*{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Santa Rosa, Laguna]], Philippines

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.ienkoping.se/ Find businesses and places in Enköping]

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