Klippan Municipality
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Skåne County | |
| Seat | Klippan | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 379.41 km2 (146.49 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 374.32 km2 (144.53 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
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| Population (March 31, 2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,874 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Municipal code | 1276 | |
| Website | www.klippan.se | |
Klippan Municipality (Klippans kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. 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 are 6 localities (or built-up areas) in Klippan Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.[3] The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Klippan | 7,778 |
| 2 | Ljungbyhed | 2,057 |
| 3 | Östra Ljungby | 893 |
| 4 | Stidsvig | 730 |
| 5 | Klippans bruk | 301 |
| 6 | Krika | 208 |
Buildings
The Church of St. Peter was built in 1966.[4]
References
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External links
- Klippan Municipality - Official site
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