Ljungby Municipality

Ljungby Municipality (Ljungby kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden, where the town Ljungby is seat.

Ljungby Municipality

Ljungby kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyKronoberg County
SeatLjungby
Area
 • Total1,994.9833 km2 (770.2674 sq mi)
 • Land1,747.7533 km2 (674.8113 sq mi)
 • Water247.23 km2 (95.46 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total28,521
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0781
Websitewww.ljungby.se

In 1971 the City of Ljungby (1936-1970) was amalgamated with the rural municipalities surrounding it, thus creating the present municipality. In 1974 a minor adjustment of the boundaries took place. There are 19 original entities within the area.

Geography

Ljungby Municipality contains a little more plains than average in Småland. Lakes, forests and plains are never far away. The tenth largest lake in Sweden, Bolmen, is located in the north-western part of the municipality. The town Ljungby is visited by thousands of tourists, mainly from Germany, every summer.

History

Ljungby Municipality traces its history back to the Viking Age. Vikings followed the river Lagan and lived in its vicinity, and one of the locations were in what is now Ljungby Municipality.

In the 14th century several important medieval roads went through the municipality. In that century, an inn was established, and this was to form the center of Ljungby town.

During the 19th century the area closest to Ljungby itself consisted mostly of sand without any vegetation, and the government released funds to plant trees which would tie together the sand and make it suitable for plants.

Localities

There are 8 urban areas (also called a tätort or locality) in Ljungby Municipality.

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

#LocalityPopulation
1Ljungby14,810
2Lagan1,751
3Ryssby689
4Lidhult635
5Kånna365
6Vittaryd306
7Angelstad276
8Agunnaryd215

The small village of Bohok is also located within Ljungby Municipality.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Ljungby:

Notability
Memorial stone near the crash site.
  • The opera singer Christina Nilsson was discovered while performing at the Ljungby market in 1857.
  • Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died on a highway within the municipality when the band's tour bus overturned on 27 September 1986.

Born here

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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