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Höganäs
Höganäs harbour
Höganäs
Coordinates: 56°12′N 12°34′E / 56.200°N 12.567°E / 56.200; 12.567Coordinates: 56°12′N 12°34′E / 56.200°N 12.567°E / 56.200; 12.567
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Höganäs Municipality
Area^[1]
• Total	8.85 km² (3.42 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)^[1]
• Total	14,107
• Density	1,595/km² (4,130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Höganäs is a locality and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 14,107 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Group.

Höganäs has the main office of Höganäs AB, one of the world's biggest iron powder manufacturer with subsidiaries around the world. The Höganäs AB company was founded in 1797 which makes it one of Sweden's oldest companies.

History [edit]

Höganäs began as a small fishing village in the parish of Väsby, documented in 1488 in the written form Høyenæss. In the middle of the 17th century it had 17 homes. Coal was found in the area, and mining started in 1797. In 1798 a railway with wooden rails was built. It was the first of its kind in Sweden and was used to transport coal from the mine to the harbour. The population started to grow and new dwellings were built for the miners. During the 19th century more industries were built using clay for making ceramic products. Höganäs is well known still today for ceramics. The coal mines, however, were closed in the 1960s.^[2] In 1936, when Höganäs got the title of a city it had 6,915 inhabitants. Since 1971 it is the seat of Höganäs Municipality, encompassing the Kullaberg peninsula with totally around 24,000 inhabitants.

In 2009, the city began accepting the euro in its shops, restaurants, banks, and other businesses.^[3]^[4]^[5] More than 30 shops accept euros in cash as a part of a PR attempt.^[6]

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ Gustav Westerholm (1994). "En kolgruvearbetares minnen – Del I (av tre)". Kullabygd (in Swedish). LXVII.
^ "BBC NEWS | Business | Swedish town aims to be 'euro-city'". News.bbc.co.uk. Page last updated at 06:46 GMT, Monday, 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ http://www.thelocal.se/16692/20090102/
^ http://www.blt.se/nyheter/tt_inrikes/tva-valutor-i-skanska-hoganas(1063255).gm^{[dead link]}
^ Delade meningar om euro hos handlare

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v t e Localities in Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden

Localities:	Arild Höganäs (seat) Ingelsträde Jonstorp Mjöhult Mölle Viken (part of)

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Municipalities	Ängelholm Åstorp Båstad Bjuv Bromölla Burlöv Eslöv Hässleholm Helsingborg Höganäs Höör Hörby Kävlinge Klippan Kristianstad Landskrona Lomma Lund Malmö Örkelljunga Osby Östra Göinge Perstorp Simrishamn Sjöbo Skurup Staffanstorp Svalöv Svedala Tomelilla Trelleborg Vellinge Ystad

Municipal seats	Ängelholm Arlöv Åstorp Båstad Bjuv Broby Bromölla Eslöv Hässleholm Helsingborg Höganäs Höör Hörby Kävlinge Klippan Kristianstad Landskrona Lomma Lund Malmö Örkelljunga Osby Perstorp Simrishamn Sjöbo Skurup Staffanstorp Svalöv Svedala Tomelilla Trelleborg Vellinge Ystad

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