Official Name: | Bankekind |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Östergötland#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Linköping Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Östergötland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Östergötland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.30 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 405 |
Population Density Km2: | 1360 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 58.3667°N 64°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfb |
Bankekind is a locality situated in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 405 inhabitants in 2010. Bankekind was earlier called Svinstad (ENG: Pigtown) but changed its name because of the pejorative connotations. It is known for its 13th-century church and the lake Svinstadsjön.It is primarily a commuter village but had its own nursery/ pre-school, primary school (school years, 0-3) and supported housing residence for the elderly.
Bankekinds härad (Bankekind Hundred) was a hundred of Östergötland in Sweden.