Ängelholm Municipality
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Ängelholm in Scania (Skåne) Map outlining municipalities of Sweden |
Coat of arms Image:Ängelholm.png |
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| Seat | Ängelholm | |
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| County | Skåne County | |
| Province | Skåne | |
| Area Rank |
422 km² 193rd of 290 |
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| Population Rank (2005) |
38,140 x of 290 |
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| Density | 90/km² | |
Ängelholm Municipality is a municipality in Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden where the Scanian town Ängelholm (pop. 21,700) is seat. It is known for its clay pidgeons - a special kind of ocarina. This is however a dying tradition as there is now only one producer of clay pidgeons, Sofia Nilsson.
Tourism is an important industry to the city. Its most valued resource in this regards is a popular 6 kilometer long sandy beach right outside the town. The winds in Skaelderviken bay makes the beach an attractive resort for sailors, wave surfers and wind surfers.
Ängelholm was until recently the home of a major airforce base. The base is now closed down and the premises taken over by the supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg.
A notable landmark is the UFO memorial at Ängelholm. It is a model of a flying saucer on a site, situated on a site, where on May 18th, 1946 a UFO allegedly landed.
[edit] Twin towns
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Høje-Taastrup, Denmark |
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Maninga, Finland |
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Dobele, Latvia |
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Kamen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Ängelholm - Official site (Swedish)
- Ängelholm Tourist Office (English)
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