Klippan Municipality ( sv, Klippans kommun) is a
municipality in
Skåne County
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in southern
Sweden
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. 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.
Buildings
The Church of St. Peter, designed by
Sigurd Lewerentz, was completed in 1966.
References
External links
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Klippan Municipality- Official site
Municipalities of Skåne County
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