Höganäs

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Höganäs

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image_caption = Höganäs harbour
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Höganäs Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Skåne County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Skåne
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 = 8.81
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 13,550
population_density_km2 = 1538
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=56 |latm=12 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=12 |longm=34 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Höganäs is a city in Scania and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County in Sweden. It has a population of 13,550 (2005).

Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group.

Höganäs has the main office of Höganäs AB, one of the world's biggest iron powder manufacturer with subsidiaries around the world. The Höganäs AB company was founded in 1797 which makes it one of Sweden's oldest companies.

History

Höganäs was from the beginning a small fishing village in the parish of Väsby, ducumented in 1488 in the written form "Høyenæss". In the middle of the 17th century it had 17 homes. Coal was found in the area, and mining started in 1797. In 1798 a railway with wooden rails was built. It was the first of its kind in Sweden and used to transport coal from the mine to the harbour. The population started to grow and new dwellings were built for the miners. During the 19th century more industries were built using clay for making ceramic products. Höganäs it still today well known for ceramics. The coal mines, however, were closed in the middle of the 20th century.

In 1936, when Höganäs got the title of a city it had 6,915 inhabitants. Since 1971 it is the seat of Höganäs Municipality, encompassing the Kullaberg peninsula with totally around 24,000 inhabitants.

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