Ängelholm

Ängelholm is the capital of southern Sweden Ängelholm Municipality in the province of Skåne County or the historical province Scania.

History

The settlement was established as Rynestad and at the time was closer to the Kattegat. 1516 conferred on it by the Danish King Christian II, the city rights. The name Rynestad was referring to the location on the river Ronne å. Later Rynestad, probably abandoned due to migratory sand dunes, and inland re-established.

Ängelholm has long been a small town. The drifting sand was still a problem for the site, which also Linnaeus noted in the description of his Scanian travel. In the 19th century, therefore, a protective forest of pine and birch was applied, the current Kronoskogen. Today, the forest and the railway line to form a barrier between the city and the sea. With the general industrialization of the city began to grow and got importance as a training and seaside resort. Important industries were initially food processing, dairies and brickyards. During World War II the airfield expanded north of the city and Ängelholm became a garrison town for the Air Force. 2003 the Air Force was disbanded. The airport is now used as a passenger airport Ängelholm -Helsingborg, providing a link with Stockholm. Ängelholm also has a sister city, namely, the North Rhine-Westphalian Kamen.

Economy

Since 1998 Ängelholm is a site of the Swedish Railway Museum ( Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum ). There is also an aviation museum ( Ängelholms Flyg Museum ). A very special monument in Ängelholm is the UFO - Memorial Ängelholm. The place is also the seat of the Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg.