Ljungby Municipality

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Ljungby Municipality
Ljungby kommun
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Ljungby Municipality in Kronoberg County.png
Coordinates: 56°50′N13°56′E / 56.833°N 13.933°E / 56.833; 13.933
Country Sweden
County Kronoberg County
Seat Ljungby
Area
[1]
  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 2021) [2]
  Total28,433
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Småland
Municipal code 0781
Website www.ljungby.se

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

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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.

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
1 Ljungby 14,810
2 Lagan 1,751
3 Ryssby 689
4 Lidhult 635
5 Kånna 365
6 Vittaryd 306
7 Angelstad 276
8 Agunnaryd 215

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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ljungby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. [3]

In total there were 28,396 inhabitants, including 21,191 Swedish citizens of voting age. [3] 40.8% voted for the left coalition and 57.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Ljungby:

Notability

Memorial stone near the crash site. Clifford Burton Memorial Stone At Crash Site.jpg
Memorial stone near the crash site.

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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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Ljungby i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.