Klippan Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Skåne County

Skåne County

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 in southern Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is located in the town of Klippan

Klippan, Sweden

Klippan is a locality and the seat of Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,778 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

.

The municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation

Amalgamation (politics)

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 of the market town Klippan (itself instituted in 1945) with the rural municipality of Riseberga and part of Östra Ljungby.

Söderåsen

Söderåsen

Söderåsen is a ridge in the province of Scania in southern Sweden. The highest point is 212 meters. It is intersected by several fissure valleys....

 National Park is partly situated within the municipality.

Localities

There are 6 localities

Urban areas in Sweden

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 (or built-up areas) in Klippan Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Klippan	7,778
2	Ljungbyhed Ljungbyhed Ljungbyhed is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 2,057 inhabitants in 2005....	2,057
3	Östra Ljungby Östra Ljungby Östra Ljungby is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 893 inhabitants in 2005....	893
4	Stidsvig Stidsvig Stidsvig is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 730 inhabitants in 2005....	730
5	Klippans bruk Klippans bruk Klippans bruk is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 301 inhabitants in 2005....	301
6	Krika Krika Krika is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 208 inhabitants in 2005....	208

External links

• Klippan Municipality - Official site