Klippan Municipality
Klippan Municipality
Klippans kommun | |
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| Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°08′E / 56.133°N 13.133°ECoordinates: 56°08′N 13°08′E / 56.133°N 13.133°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Klippan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 379.41 km2 (146.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 374.32 km2 (144.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,756 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1276 |
| Website | www |
Klippan Municipality (Swedish: Klippans kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Klippan.
The municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of the market town Klippan (itself instituted in 1945) with the rural municipality of Riseberga and part of Östra Ljungby.
Söderåsen National Park is partly situated within the municipality.
Localities[]
There were five localities in the municipality in 2018.[3]
| Locality | Population |
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| Klippan | 8,819 |
| Ljungbyhed | 2,168 |
| Östra Ljungby | 1,819 |
| Klippans bruk | 319 |
| Krika | 196 |
Buildings[]
The Church of St. Peter, designed by Sigurd Lewerentz, was completed in 1966.[4]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Folkmängd per tätort efter region och vart 5:e år" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2019-08-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wilson, Colin St John (1988). "Sigurd Lewerentz and the Dilemma of the Classical". Perspecta. 24: 51–77.
External links[]
Media related to Klippan Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Klippan Municipality - Official site
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