Ronneby

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Ronneby

Bergslagen in Ronneby

Coat of arms

Ronneby in Blekinge

Ronneby

Ronneby in Blekinge

Coordinates: 56°12′N 15°17′E / 56.2, 15.283

1882

Area ^[1]

- Total

7.66 km² (3 sq mi)

Population (2005-12-31)^[1]

- Total

11,767

- Density

1,535/km² (3,975.6/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Ronneby is a city in Blekinge and the seat of Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County in south-eastern Sweden. 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. It also has a church which was founded in the 12th century.

1 History
2 Education
3 See also
4 References
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[edit] History

The city was first granted city privileges in 1387. In 1564, Ronneby was the location of a bloody battle during the Northern Seven Years' War between the Swedish and the Danish armies during which the Swedes under King Erik XIV besieged the city, killed many inhabitants and burnt it to the ground.

Following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, whereby Blekinge and other southern provinces became Swedish land, a navy base was built in Karlskrona – east of Ronneby – which accordingly was granted city rights, while revoking the city rights of Ronneby.

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.

After a fire in 1864, Ronneby was rebuilt according to a check pattern, which is still the model of today. Ronneby finally once more got the title of a city in 1882. Since 1971 it is the seat of the larger Ronneby Municipality.

The city had used a coat of arms with the letter R between a star and a crescent at least since 1542. In 1882, the arms were redesigned, with the R substituted with the Ronnebyå River.

Its sister city is Johnson City, Tennessee in the United States of America.