Ronneby

Ronneby
Bergslagen in Ronneby
Bergslagen in Ronneby
Coat of arms of Ronneby
Ronneby is located in Blekinge
Ronneby
Ronneby
Ronneby is located in Sweden
Ronneby
Ronneby
Coordinates: 56°12′N 15°17′E / 56.200°N 15.283°E / 56.200; 15.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceBlekinge
CountyBlekinge County
MunicipalityRonneby Municipality
Charter1882
Area
 • Total7.75 km2 (2.99 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total12,029
 • Density1,552/km2 (4,020/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,029 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's most beautiful park. 2006 the park was voted Europe's 4th most beautiful park.[2] The church Heliga Kors kyrka was founded in the 12th century, modified and extended until the 15th century, and badly damaged during Northern Seven Years' War in the 16th century.

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Sveriges vackraste park 2005 - Ronneby Kommun". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-06. Information about the park on the site of the municipality. Retrieved: 6.05.2012