Ängelholm

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ängelholm

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image_caption = The old court house in Ängelholm
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Ängelholm Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Skåne County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Scania
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 12.65
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 22,532
population_density_km2 = 1781
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=56 |latm=15 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=12 |longm=51 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

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.

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