
Söderköping

square in Söderköping


the Town Hall
during the Hansa period,
Söderköping was one of the most important towns in Sweden

St. Laurentii
brick church built in the
Baltic Gothic Style

named after St. Lars
who according to legend suffered death by fire
as a martyr in Rome in the year 258


the bell tower is from the 16th century




Stads Hotel
(no longer a hotel, but has kept its name)

the queen of Sweden Katarina
Sunesdotter
who is writing her last will (1250) in which the town is mentioned










chapel in the park near the
fountain
said to be related to St. Ragnhild's spring