Ängelholm
The old court house in Ängelholm
Ängelholm
Coordinates: 56°15′N 12°51′E / 56.25, 12.85
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Ängelholm Municipality
County	Skåne County
Province	Scania
Area [1]
- Total	12.65 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	22,532
- Density	1,781/km2 (4,612.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Ängelholm is a city in Scania, southern Sweden, and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality, Skåne County. It has a population of 22,532 (2005) out of a municipal total of 38,700.

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 Skälderviken bay makes the beach an attractive resort for sailors, wave surfers and wind surfers.

A special sight of Ängelholm is the UFO-Memorial Ängelholm.

History

The old settlement Rynestad was mentioned around the year 1600. The new city got its charter from king Christian II of Denmark in 1516. The town remained small for centuries. Following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 Ängelholm, together with the rest of Scania, was ceded by Denmark to Sweden. The town began to grow in the 19th century due to industrialization. It was also a garrison town until 1883 and had an airforce base between 1941 and 2002. The high performance car manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive is based on the premises of the decomissioned F 10 Ängelholm airbase.

Notable people

• Emma Andersson, singer, model, chef, and TV personality.
• Gösta Carlsson, road racing cyclist.
• Roger Hansson hockey player.
• Jill Johnson, singer.
• Willy Josefsson, writer.
• Jörgen Jönsson, hockey player.
• Kenny Jönsson, hockey player.
• Christian von Koenigsegg, automotive mogul.
• Jarl Kulle, actor and director.
• Anders Larzon, sailing trainer and owner of a sailing high school.
• Susanne Resmark, opera singer.
• Maria Rooth, female hockey player.
• Anders Weberg, artist.

References

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Ängelholm is one of 133 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.

Coordinates: 56°15′N 12°51′E / 56.25, 12.85