Höganäs Municipality

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Höganäs Municipality (Kommun)
Höganäs in Skåne
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Municipal facts
Seat Höganäs:
County Skåne County
Province Skåne
Area
Rank
144 km²
263rd of 290
Population
Rank
(2005)
23,135
x of 290
Density 160/km²
This page deals with both Höganäs Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Höganäs

Höganäs Municipality is a municipality in southernmost Sweden with its seat in the Scanian town Höganäs (pop. 13,400) .

Höganäs received a charter in 1936. The municipality was created with the reform in 1971.

Höganäs is nationally known for its cheramics industry, Höganäs Keramik.

The municipality is located on the Kullen peninsula, which extreme part is known as the nature reserve Kullaberg hill, with the picturesque and quite bourgeoise víllages of Mölle and Arild.

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