- Bankekind
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bankekind
image_caption =
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Linköping Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Östergötland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Östergötland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 0.28
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 390
population_density_km2 = 1378
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=58 |latm=22 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=15 |longm=49 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Bankekind is a small village with approximately 400 inhabitants. Bankekind was earlier called "Svinstad" (appr. "Pigtown") but changed its name because of the pejorative connotations. It is known for its 13th century church and the beautiful lake Svinstadsjön.
"Bankekinds härad" ("Bankekind Hundred") was a hundred of
Östergötland inSweden .References
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