Ljungby

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Ljungby

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Ljungby
Ljungby
Coordinates: 56°50′N 13°56′E / 56.833°N 13.933°E / 56.833; 13.933Coordinates: 56°50′N 13°56′E / 56.833°N 13.933°E / 56.833; 13.933
Country Sweden
Province Småland
County Kronoberg County
Municipality Ljungby Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 15,205
 • Density 1,274/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ljungby is a locality, and the seat of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 15,205 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Ljungby was originally a köping (instituted in 1829), which did not become a municipality of its own when the first local government acts took effect in 1863, but retained part of the surrounding rural municipality with the same name. In 1936 Ljungby got the title of a city. It is since 1971 the seat of the much larger Ljungby Municipality.

The Tellus building is a reminiscent of the architectural style of the town prior to the fire in 1953.

Much of the town centre was destroyed in a fire in 1953. The (at the time) modern style of the rebuilding characterized by e.g. Hotel Terazza remains controversial locally.

While Ljungby has a railroad track, it is since long abandoned. The only way to get there through collective means of transport is by bus.

In 1986, Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus accident close to Ljungby. There is a memorial stone by the Gyllene Rasten parking.

Climate

Ljungby has an oceanic climate in spite of its inland position. However it has significant temperature differences between seasons that in many ways resemble more continental types.

Climate data for Ljungby 2002-2015 (Precipitation 1962-1990; extremes since 1962)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 28.0
(82.4)		 29.5
(85.1)		 31.5
(88.7)		 33.5
(92.3)		 34.2
(93.6)		 27.4
(81.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 14.7
(58.5)		 11.7
(53.1)		 34.2
(93.6)
Average high °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)		 1.4
(34.5)		 6.0
(42.8)		 12.5
(54.5)		 16.9
(62.4)		 20.0
(68)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.3
(70.3)		 17.1
(62.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 5.9
(42.6)		 2.4
(36.3)		 11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 1.5
(34.7)		 6.4
(43.5)		 10.9
(51.6)		 13.0
(55.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 15.9
(60.6)		 12.1
(53.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 3.5
(38.3)		 0.0
(32)		 7.0
(44.6)
Average low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 0.3
(32.5)		 4.9
(40.8)		 8.0
(46.4)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.6
(51.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 3.2
(37.8)		 1.1
(34)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 2.7
(36.9)
Record low °C (°F) −27.4
(−17.3)		 −27.3
(−17.1)		 −27.9
(−18.2)		 −16.5
(2.3)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 1.3
(34.3)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 −19.0
(−2.2)		 −27.0
(−16.6)		 −27.9
(−18.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.8
(2.236)		 36.5
(1.437)		 45.9
(1.807)		 41.4
(1.63)		 44.4
(1.748)		 56.5
(2.224)		 76.3
(3.004)		 67.9
(2.673)		 73.7
(2.902)		 64.2
(2.528)		 72.8
(2.866)		 63.9
(2.516)		 700.4
(27.575)
Source #1: SMHI[2]
Source #2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002-2014[3]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ljungby:

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Precipitation Normals 1961-1990". Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Ljungby code 6351).
  3. ↑ "Yearly and Monthly Statistics". SMHI. April 26, 2015.


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