Ljungby Municipality
Ljungby kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ljungby Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°50′N 13°56′E / 56.833°N 13.933°E / 56.833; 13.933
CountrySweden
CountyKronoberg County
SeatLjungby
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 zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0781
Websitewww.ljungby.se

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

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

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]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

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.

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.
  • 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 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.
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