Höganäs Municipality

Höganäs Municipality
Höganäs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Höganäs
Area[1]
 • Total 676.12 km2 (261.05 sq mi)
 • Land 150.84 km2 (58.24 sq mi)
 • Water 525.28 km2 (202.81 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 25,739
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1284
Website www.hoganas.se

Höganäs Municipality (Höganäs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, in Skåne County in the southern part of the country. Its seat is located in the city of Höganäs.

The rural municipality Höganäs, in which the first municipalsamhälle (a kind of borough managing matters of urban character) of Sweden had been established in 1875, received the title of a city in 1936. In 1967 it was merged with Väsby. The present municipality was created with the reform in 1971 when the city was amalgamated with Brunnby and Jonstorp.

The municipality is located on the Kullen peninsula, the extreme part of which is known as the nature reserve Kullaberg hill, with the picturesque villages of Mölle and Arild. The nature reserve is an Important Bird Area of Sweden and a location of several rare plant species.[3]

The Kullen Lighthouse, the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia, is located on the western point of Kullaberg. The nature reserve is also home to a series of wooden structures along the coastline, which were begun by artist by Lars Vilks in 1980, and which have become known as Nimis. This is a tourist attraction despite being unauthorised by the Swedish authorities and therefore not marked on maps or signposted.

Localities

There are 7 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Höganäs Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Urban area Population
1 Höganäs 13 370
2 Viken 3 753
3 Nyhamnsläge 1 800
4 Jonstorp 1 771
5 Mölle 725
6 Arild 537
7 Mjöhult 264
8 Ingelsträde 238

In the late 1800s, a few thousand people from Hoganas emigrated to Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John Jeppson, a native of Hoganas, founded Norton Company. Norton remains the world leader in the manufacture of high-performance ceramics, such as abrasive wheels and sandpaper. It is now owned by a French company, Saint-Gobain. The "Norton Spirit" still lives on in a strong commitment to strengthening the community and treating all employees as valuable, regardless of their ethnic background. Swedish immigrants from Hoganas and other nearby villages have made major contributions to the Worcester, MA, a modern education and biotech center.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ C.Michael Hogan, Kullaberg Nature Reserve, Lumina Technologies, Aberdeen Library Archives, July 17, 2004


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