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Lidköping: old town hall
Lidköping: old town hall The old town hall of Lidköping, Swed.

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Lidköping, town, Västra Götaland län (county), southwestern Sweden, at the mouth of the Lidån River on Kinneviken Bay, Lake Vänern. It is of medieval origin and was chartered in 1446. After devastation by several fires, it was rebuilt, beginning in 1672. The manufacture of porcelain is the principal industry. The old town hall (1676–1882) originally was a hunting lodge belonging to Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–86), head of King Charles XI’s administration from 1660 to 1680. About 15 miles (24 km) north of the town is Läckö Castle, with more than 200 rooms; although its oldest parts date from 1298, when it was built as the residence of the bishop of Skara, it is essentially a 17th-century structure. Another attraction near Lidköping is Kinnekulle, a ridge underlain by igneous rock, once used by the Goths as a watch hill from which they could signal the approach of an enemy. Pop. (2005 est.) mun., 37,380.

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