Ronneby

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ronneby

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image_caption = Bergslagen in Ronneby
image_shield = Ronneby vapen.svg

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map_caption = Ronneby in Blekinge
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Ronneby Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Blekinge County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Blekinge
established_title3 = Charter
established_date3 = 1882
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 7.66
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 11,767
population_density_km2 = 1535
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
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longd=15 |longm=17 |longs= |longEW=E
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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. 2006 the park was voted Europe´s 4th most beautiful park. Ronneby also has a church which was founded in the 12th century.

History

The city was first granted city privileges in 1387. The first recorded spelling of the name (around the year 1300) is "Rotnæby", "the village upon the roaring (river)", so named because of the rapids on the spot. 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. The same coat of arms is today used by the municipality.

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

Education

*Blekinge Institute of Technology

ee also

*Ronneby, Minnesota

References

External links

*Collection of [http://www.rby.se Ronneby] links
* [http://www.ronneby.se/ Ronneby Municipality]