{{Expand Swedish|topic=geo|Krokek|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Krokek | image_skyline = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Sweden Östergötland#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Norrköping Municipality | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Östergötland County | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Östergötland | area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/boende-bebyggelse-och-mark/bebyggelseomraden/tatorter-och-smaorter/pong/tabell-och-diagram/tatorter/statistiska-tatorter-2023-befolkning-landareal-befolkningstathet-per-tatort/|title=Statistiska tätorter 2023, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort|date=28 November 2024|publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=Swedish |accessdate=11 November 2025}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 4.24 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> | population_total = 5,125 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --> | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|58|40|N|16|24|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} | website = }}
thumb|right | Church of Krokek in Kolmården, diocese of Linköping '''Krokek''' is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 4,285 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> It is the main settlement of Kolmården and located a few kilometres away from the Sörmland border. The place's name comes from {{lang|sv|krokig ek}}, which refers to a crooked oak at the border between Östergötland and Sörmland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gran|url=http://isof.se/sprak/namn/aktuellt-namn/aktuellt-namn-2019/2019-12-09-gran.html|website=Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore|language=sv|accessdate=14 December 2019}}</ref>
== History == The area has an extensive history, with multiple settlements dating back to the Stone Age. There are also a few gravefields dating back to the Iron Age, which indicates a farm settlement 1,000-2,000 years ago. One of the great battles mentioned from the iron age, battle of Brávellir is said to have occurred outside of Krokek. The name Kolmården, the large forest in which Krokek is situated in is mentioned in writings from the 11th century. It can be roughly translated into modern swedish as "Den mörka skogen" (The dark forest). The names of other parts in Krokek often originates from the late Middle Ages and forward, with some exceptions such as Svintuna.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|author=Marie Ohlsén & Clas Ternström|title=Krokeks ödekyrkogård och klosterruin|date=2006|magazine=Report 2006:12|publisher=The Swedish National Heritage Board}}</ref>
The name Krokek (literally translated as crooked oak), originates from an oak that was used as a marking on the border of Östergötland and Södermanland.<ref name=":0" /> This is noted in several medieval diplomas and in connection with the late monastery of Krokek, which was established in the 1420s-1440s. What is thought to be the oak in question split during a storm in 1902, and a 6 meter tall, hollow trunk stood until it was cut down in 1912. After it was cut, the stump was measured to be 785 centimeter in diameter. The oak was situated east of an old church, Krokeks Ödekyrka, which used to belong to the monastery. The church is also known as ''Kung Fredriks kyrka'' (King Fredriks church).<ref name=":0" />
=== Railway === left|thumb|Kolmården station in Krokek. On the left is the old stationhouse. The railway section between Nyköping and Norrköping runs and stops through Krokek. The name of the station in Krokek has been ''Kolmården station'' since 2000. It was along this railway that the Getå railroad disaster occurred, Sweden's worst train accident to date. {{clear}}
== Riksdag elections == {| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right !Year !% !Votes !V !S !MP !C !L !KD !M !SD !NyD !Left !Right |- |align=left|1973<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1973|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 87.5 | 2,247 | 4.0 | 45.9 | | 26.6 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 14.1 | | | 49.9 | 46.8 |- |align=left|1976<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1976|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 91.1 | 2,527 | 2.5 | 42.9 | | 27.0 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 15.1 | | | 45.4 | 51.5 |- |align=left|1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1979|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 91.0 | 2,742 | 3.2 | 43.4 | | 19.5 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 19.1 | | | 46.6 | 50.4 |- |align=left|1982<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1982|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 91.7 | 2,918 | 3.3 | 47.3 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 24.9 | | | 50.6 | 45.3 |- |align=left|1985<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1985|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 90.6 | 3,089 | 3.2 | 46.6 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 13.8 | | 22.9 | | | 49.8 | 48.3 |- |align=left|1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1988|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 86.1 | 2,987 | 4.0 | 45.5 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 19.4 | | | 55.4 | 40.9 |- |align=left|1991<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1991|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 87.1 | 3,354 | 3.3 | 36.0 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 25.2 | | 7.8 | 39.3 | 48.3 |- |align=left|1994<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1994|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 88.2 | 3,538 | 5.1 | 45.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 24.4 | | 1.8 | 57.3 | 39.0 |- |align=left|1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1998|language=sv|publisher=SCB}}</ref> | 82.5 | 3,379 | 11.1 | 36.3 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 23.8 | | | 54.4 | 42.1 |- |align=left|2002<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/05R/0581/058101.html|title=Norrköpings norra valkrets - summering|language=sv|publisher=Valmyndigheten|access-date=2021-10-07|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008115233/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/05R/0581/058101.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 82.6 | 3,382 | 7.4 | 41.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 1.2 | | 55.6 | 41.6 |- |align=left|2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommunvalkrets/05/81/01/delar.html|title=Allmänna val 17 september 2006 - Norrköpings norra valkrets|language=sv|publisher=Valmyndigheten|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007123734/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommunvalkrets/05/81/01/delar.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 85.2 | 3,582 | 5.3 | 32.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 27.7 | 3.6 | | 44.3 | 47.1 |- |align=left|2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|title=Norrköpings norra valkrets - Röster Val 2010|language=sv|publisher=Valmyndigheten|access-date=2021-10-07|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008071340/https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 86.9 | 3,862 | 3.7 | 28.2 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 33.1 | 7.0 | | 39.9 | 52.0 |- |align=left|2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|title=Norrköpings norra valkrets - Röster Val 2014|language=sv|publisher=Valmyndigheten|access-date=2021-10-07|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008053716/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 88.9 | 4,017 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 18.9 | | 38.9 | 38.9 |- |align=left|2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|title=Norrköpings norra valkrets - Röster Val 2018|language=sv|publisher=Valmyndigheten|access-date=2021-10-07|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008071340/https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kvalkrets/05/81/01/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 89.2 | 4,151 | 5.8 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 21.9 | 22.1 | | 42.8 | 55.4 |}
== See also == * Kolmården Wildlife Park
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Localities in Norrköping Municipality}}
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