Höganäs Municipality

Höganäs Municipality
Höganäs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Höganäs
Area[1]
 • Total 676.12 km2 (261.05 sq mi)
 • Land 150.84 km2 (58.24 sq mi)
 • Water 525.28 km2 (202.81 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 26,193
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1284
Website www.hoganas.se

Höganäs Municipality (Höganäs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, in Skåne County in the southern part of the country. Its seat is located in the city of Höganäs.

The rural municipality Höganäs, in which the first municipalsamhälle (a kind of borough managing matters of urban character) of Sweden had been established in 1875, received the title of a city in 1936. In 1967 it was merged with Väsby. The present municipality was created with the reform in 1971 when the city was amalgamated with Brunnby and Jonstorp.

The municipality is located on the Kullen peninsula, the extreme part of which is known as the nature reserve Kullaberg hill, with the picturesque villages of Mölle and Arild. The nature reserve is an Important Bird Area of Sweden and a location of several rare plant species.[3]

The Kullen Lighthouse, the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia, is located on the western point of Kullaberg. The nature reserve is also home to a series of wooden structures along the coastline, which were begun by artist by Lars Vilks in 1980, and which have become known as Nimis. This is a tourist attraction despite being unauthorised by the Swedish authorities and therefore not marked on maps or signposted.

Localities

There are 7 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Höganäs Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#Urban areaPopulation
1Höganäs13 370
2Viken3 753
3Nyhamnsläge1 800
4Jonstorp1 771
5Mölle725
6Arild537
7Mjöhult264
8Ingelsträde238

In the late 1800s, a few thousand people from Höganäs emigrated to Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John Jeppson, a native of Höganäs, founded Norton Company. Norton remains the world leader in the manufacture of high-performance ceramics, such as abrasive wheels and sandpaper. It is now owned by a French company, Saint-Gobain. The "Norton Spirit" still lives on in a strong commitment to strengthening the community and treating all employees as valuable, regardless of their ethnic background. Swedish immigrants from Höganäs and other nearby villages have made major contributions to the Worcester, MA, a modern education and biotech center.

Elections

Below are the results since the 1973 municipal reform listed. Between 1988 and 1998 the Sweden Democrats' results were not published by the SCB due to the party's small size nationwide. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of the electorate casting a ballot, but "Votes" only applies to valid ballots cast.

Riksdag

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[4] 93.2 13,028 1.3 43.0 0.0 23.5 7.9 1.1 22.9 0.0 0.0
1976[5] 94.6 14,366 1.4 39.4 0.0 21.3 11.1 1.0 25.7 0.0 0.0
1979[6] 93.0 14,667 1.8 38.7 0.0 14.5 10.3 1.0 32.9 0.0 0.0
1982[7] 93.8 15,027 1.9 39.2 2.0 11.9 5.8 1.3 37.8 0.0 0.0
1985[8] 91.7 14,966 2.0 37.4 1.8 9.4 15.8 0.0 33.4 0.0 0.0
1988[9] 87.6 14,446 2.6 36.7 6.9 8.6 12.7 2.5 29.6 0.0 0.0
1991[10] 88.3 14,950 2.2 31.1 3.1 5.9 8.7 8.5 31.7 0.0 6.6
1994[11] 88.3 15,083 3.0 38.7 4.6 6.3 7.4 4.2 33.8 0.0 1.3
1998[12] 83.5 14,295 6.4 30.5 3.3 3.0 5.7 13.8 33.4 0.0 0.0
2002[13] 82.3 14,277 4.7 32.7 3.5 3.9 16.1 11.5 22.8 2.7 0.0
2006[14] 83.7 15,114 2.5 27.2 4.0 5.8 8.4 7.8 37.3 4.2 0.0
2010[15] 85.9 16,110 2.6 20.2 5.9 5.4 9.1 6.7 42.4 6.4 0.0
2014[16] 87.7 16,846 3.0 22.0 6.3 5.3 6.4 5.4 33.9 14.8 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 93.2 13,028 44.3 54.3 0.0 1.4 98.6
1976 94.6 14,366 40.8 58.1 0.0 1.1 98.9
1979 93.0 14,667 40.5 57.7 0.0 1.8 98.2
1982 93.8 15,027 41.1 55.5 0.0 3.4 96.6
1985 91.7 14,966 39.4 58.6 0.0 2.0 98.0
1988 87.6 14,446 46.2 50.9 0.0 2.9 97.1
1991 88.3 14,950 33.3 54.8 0.0 11.9 94.7
1994 88.3 15,083 46.3 51.7 0.0 2.0 98.0
1998 83.5 14,295 40.2 55.9 0.0 3.9 96.1
2002 82.3 14,277 40.9 54.3 0.0 4.7 95.3
2006 83.7 15,114 33.7 59.3 0.0 7.0 93.0
2010 85.9 16,110 28.7 63.6 6.4 1.3 98.7
2014 87.7 16,846 31.3 50.0 14.8 3.9 96.1

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ C.Michael Hogan, Kullaberg Nature Reserve, Lumina Technologies, Aberdeen Library Archives, July 17, 2004 Archived May 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 164)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 159)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 183)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 184)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 185" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 166)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 26)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 40)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 36)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Höganäs kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Höganäs kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Höganäs kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag Höganäs kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 7 September 2017.


Coordinates: 56°12′N 12°34′E / 56.200°N 12.567°E / 56.200; 12.567

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