Ronneby Municipality facts for kids

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Municipality
Ronneby Train Station
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Blekinge County
Seat	Ronneby
Area
• Total	1,247.86 km2 (481.80 sq mi)
• Land	829.8 km2 (320.4 sq mi)
• Water	418.06 km2 (161.41 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	28,339
• Density	22.7101/km2 (58.8188/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Blekinge
Municipal code	1081
Website	www.ronneby.se

Ronneby Municipality (Ronneby kommun) is a special area in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It is like a local government area. It shares borders with Tingsryd Municipality, Emmaboda Municipality, Karlskrona Municipality, and Karlshamn Municipality. The main town and center of the municipality is Ronneby.

This municipality was formed in 1967. It was created when the old City of Ronneby joined together with three areas around it.

Towns and Villages

Ronneby Municipality has 8 main urban areas, also known as localities or Tätorter. These are places where many people live close together.

The table below lists these areas by how many people lived there on December 31, 2010. The main town, Ronneby, is shown in bold.

Local Church Areas

In Sweden, parishes are old church areas that are sometimes still used for local organization. Here are the parishes in Ronneby Municipality, grouped by their larger historical areas called hundreds:

Bräkne Hundred

• Bräkne-Hoby Parish
• Öljehult Parish

Medelstad Hundred

• Backaryd Parish
• Edestad Parish
• Eringsboda Parish
• Förkärla Parish
• Hjortsberga Parish
• Listerby Parish
• Ronneby Parish

International Friends

Ronneby Municipality has special friendships with towns and areas in other countries. These are called twin towns or sister cities. They often work together on projects and learn from each other.

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Ronneby para niños