Ronneby

Municipality and seat in Blekinge See also: Geography of Sweden	City arms
	Charter	City (1882)
	Municipality	Ronneby Municipality
	County	Blekinge County
	Province	Blechingia
	Population	11,857 (2000)

Ronneby is a city in Blechingia, and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Sweden. The city was first granted city privileges in 1387 and then reissued in 1882. Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and has one of Sweden's top ten most beautiful parks. It also has a church which was first founded in the 12th century. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Map of Sweden // Location Northern Europe, Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway. ... Image File history File links City Arms of Ronneby, Sweden Found on International Civid Heraldry I have improved the contrast and made some color tweak. ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Ronneby Municipality, or Ronneby kommun, is a municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. ... A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivision of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by counties in a reform, led by Axel Oxenstierna, that still remains in force in Sweden proper. ... Blechingia (Blekinge) is a historical Province (landskap) in the south of Sweden. ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... Blechingia (Blekinge) is a historical Province (landskap) in the south of Sweden. ... Ronneby Municipality, or Ronneby kommun, is a municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. ... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...

History

In 1564, Ronneby was the location of a bloody battle between the Swedish and the Danish armies, whereby the Swedes under King Erik XIV besieged the city, killed many inhabitants and burnt it to the ground. It would result in the Northern Seven Years' War. Erik XIV of Sweden (December 13, 1533–February 26, 1577) was the son of Gustav I of Sweden and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. ... Fredrik II conquers Älvsborg 1563 The Northern Seven Years War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Poland, fought between 1563 and 1570. ...

Following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, whereby terra Scania became Swedish land, the Swedes built a navy in Karlskrona – east of Ronneby – and accordingly granted it city rights, while revoking the city rights of Ronneby. The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... Terra Scania, or Skåneland, once constituted the eastern part of the Danish kingdom. ... Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden. ...

Old postcard with Ronneby and Ronnebyån

But Ronneby did attract some industries in the 18th century. Besides the industry, it also hosted Ronneby spa, believed to have healing qualities. The park around the spa can still be visited. Image File history File links Ronneby in Blekinge in Sweden with the small river Ronnebyån. ... Image File history File links Ronneby in Blekinge in Sweden with the small river Ronnebyån. ...

After a fire in 1864, Ronneby was rebuilt according to a check pattern, which is still the model of today. Ronneby finally were regranted their city rights in 1882.

Politics

The Ronneby Party is a party with local interests formed to the event of the nation election of 1994. In 1998 the part had got 6.3% of the votes and three seats in the municipal council. In 2002 the voteshare was reduced to 3.0%. Ronneby Party (Ronnebypartiet) is a local political party in Ronneby, Sweden. ...

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Education

• Blekinge Institute of Technology

The Blekinge Institute of Technology or Blekinge tekniska högskola is a university college located in Karlskrona, Ronneby, and Karlshamn, Sweden. ...

See also

• Ronneby Parish
• Ronneby, Minnesota

Ronneby is a city located in Benton County, Minnesota. ...

External links

• Ronneby Municipality