Ängelholm is a

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and the seat of

Ängelholm Municipality Ängelholm Municipality (''Ängelholms kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Ängelholm. In 1971 the ''City of Ängelholm'' was amalgamated with the rural municipalities ...

Skåne Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skån ...

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with 39,612 inhabitants in 2010.

History

The old settlement ''Rynestad'' was mentioned around the year 1600. The city was founded in 1516 as Engelholm by King

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, who moved the settlement from Luntertun on the coast because it was difficult to defend. As a founder, King Christian II personally identified the boundaries of the new city, granting the city a charter in 1516. At Luntertun there is only a church garden left today. The town remained small for centuries. Following the

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in 1658, Ängelholm, together with the rest of Skåne, was assigned by Denmark to Sweden. The town began to grow in the 19th century due to industrialization. It was also a

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town until 1883 and had a

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base between 1941 and 2009. The older spelling ''Engelholm'' was retained until 1912, when the city council decided to adopt a more modern spelling in line with the Swedish

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of 1906. The high-performance car manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive is based on the premises of the decommissioned

Scania Wing Scania Wing ( sv, Skånska flygflottiljen), also F 10 Ängelholm, or simply F 10, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in southernmost Sweden. History The tenth wing initially started as a detachment located at Svea Win ...

(F 10).

Contemporary

Tourism is an important industry for the city. There is a 6-kilometer long sandy beach right outside the town. The winds in Skälder Bay make the beach a popular place for

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, wave surfers and wind surfers. There is also an ice cream manufacturer, Engelholms Glass which produces about 1.2 million litres of ice-cream every year. A special sight of Ängelholm is the UFO-Memorial Ängelholm. It is known for its

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s — a special kind of

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. This is however a dying tradition as there is now only one producer of clay cuckoos, Sofia Nilsson. Ängelholm has the only orchestra of clay cuckoos in the whole world with which performed at the "

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" in 2007. Ängelholm is also the home of hockey team Rögle BK that competes in the SHL.

Notable people

* Emma Andersson, singer, model, chef, and TV personality * Sebastian Andersson, Footballer *

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, golfer * Malik Bendjelloul,

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winning filmmaker * Frans G. Bengtsson, author * Gösta Carlsson, road racing cyclist * Jörgen Elofsson, songwriter *

Anna Fiske Anna Fiske (born 5 September 1964) is a Swedish-born illustrator and writer who settled in Norway. Fiske was born in Ängelholm, and is married to illustrator Lars Fiske. She was educated at Konstfack in Stockholm, and has resided in Norway sin ...

, illustrator and writer * Roger Hansson, ice hockey player *

Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song "Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Eurovi ...

, singer *

Jörgen Jönsson Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the ...

, ice hockey player *

Kenny Jönsson Kenny Per Anders Jönsson (born October 6, 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Jönsson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round as the 12th overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. After ...

, ice hockey player * Christian von Koenigsegg, automotive mogul * Jarl Kulle, actor and director *

Timothy Liljegren Timothy Winston Liljegren (born 30 April 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Swedish Hockey League Liljegren made his S ...

, ice hockey player * Christopher Liljewall, ice hockey player * Robert Mirosavic, footballer * Rikard Nilsson, chef * Gustav Olhaver, ice hockey player *

Maria Rooth Maria Elisabeth Rooth (born 2 November 1979 in Ängelholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey player to have her jersey retired. Rooth was alternate captain and one o ...

, ice hockey player * Sven Rydenfelt, economist * Anton Santesson (born 1994), ice hockey defenceman * Jenny Silver, singer * Peter Svensson, tennis player * Peter Wichers, musician

References

External links

Ängelholm' municipality

Ängelholm's tourist web page
Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Ängelholm Municipality Populated places in Skåne County Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Populated places established in 1516 16th-century establishments in Skåne County Cities in Skåne County {{Skåne-geo-stub

History

Contemporary

Notable people

See also

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