Ljungby Municipality
Ljungby Municipality
Ljungby kommun | ||
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Municipal code 0781 | | |
Website | www.ljungby.se |
Ljungby Municipality (Ljungby kommun) is a
In 1971 the City of Ljungby (1936-1970) was
Geography
Ljungby Municipality contains a little more plains than average in
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.
# | Locality | Population |
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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
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.
Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK
|
Degree |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||||||||
Agunnaryd | 1,281 | 928 | 34.4 | 64.4 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 26,298 | 31 |
Angelstad | 1,418 | 1,136 | 38.1 | 61.1 | 85 | 90 | 10 | 27,200 | 36 |
Astrad | 1,721 | 1,255 | 43.9 | 55.0 | 84 | 76 | 24 | 26,695 | 37 |
Berga V | 1,323 | 949 | 35.3 | 63.5 | 81 | 79 | 21 | 24,490 | 28 |
Berga Ö | 1,386 | 1,062 | 36.3 | 62.7 | 85 | 82 | 18 | 25,011 | 30 |
Ekebacken | 1,318 | 998 | 45.2 | 53.6 | 88 | 84 | 16 | 27,583 | 33 |
Hammaren | 1,678 | 1,292 | 44.3 | 53.2 | 75 | 65 | 35 | 22,727 | 31 |
Hamneda | 1,532 | 1,113 | 32.6 | 65.6 | 83 | 81 | 19 | 24,156 | 29 |
Hjortsberg V | 1,468 | 1,201 | 45.1 | 53.6 | 72 | 62 | 38 | 20,581 | 28 |
Hjortsberg Ö | 1,696 | 1,199 | 51.3 | 47.9 | 73 | 51 | 49 | 22,648 | 27 |
Kungshög V | 1,675 | 1,185 | 44.1 | 54.2 | 80 | 73 | 27 | 24,221 | 32 |
Kungshög Ö | 1,644 | 1,311 | 44.6 | 54.0 | 77 | 70 | 30 | 24,008 | 36 |
Lidhult | 1,213 | 848 | 41.2 | 57.6 | 70 | 72 | 28 | 21,362 | 30 |
Ljungsätra | 1,604 | 1,297 | 42.7 | 56.5 | 79 | 75 | 25 | 23,095 | 35 |
Ryssby | 1,704 | 1,246 | 41.4 | 57.5 | 82 | 85 | 15 | 25,613 | 34 |
Stensberg | 1,697 | 1,235 | 37.7 | 61.1 | 86 | 76 | 24 | 26,758 | 32 |
Sunnerbo | 1,886 | 1,323 | 42.0 | 57.1 | 91 | 79 | 21 | 30,182 | 44 |
Torpa | 734 | 556 | 29.8 | 67.4 | 80 | 84 | 16 | 21,975 | 29 |
Vittaryd-Bolmsö | 1,418 | 1,057 | 38.4 | 60.3 | 82 | 81 | 19 | 25,401 | 35 |
Source: SVT[3] |
History
Ljungby Municipality traces its history back to the
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
Notability
- 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
- Eskil Erlandsson born in Torpa 1957. Former chairman of the Swedish Defence Committee (2002-2006) and current Agriculture ministry(2006-).
- John Lind, Governor of Minnesota (1899–1901), born in Kånna parish.
- Olof Johansson (b. 1931), politician, former president of the Swedish Centre Party.
- Peter Westerstrøm, mass murderer executed in Norway in 1809.
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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
- Ljungby Municipality - Official site