Kristianstad

Kristianstad
Kristianstads kommun
Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Coat of arms of Kristianstad
Kristianstad is located in Scania
Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is located in Sweden
Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is located in European Union
Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Coordinates: 56°01′46″N 14°09′24″E / 56.02944°N 14.15667°E / 56.02944; 14.15667
Country Sweden
Province Scania
County Skåne
MunicipalityKristianstad Municipality
Area
 • Total21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2016)[1]
 • Total40,145
 • Density1,876/km2 (4,860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.kristianstad.se (in Swedish)

Kristianstad (UK: /ˈkrɪsənstɑːd/,[2] Swedish: [krɪˈɧǎnːsta, -ɑːd] [3]) is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 40,145 inhabitants in 2016.[1] During the last 15 years,[when?] it has gone from a garrison town to a developed commercial city, today attracting visitors in the summertime mainly from Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorter 2016; befolkning, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Kristianstad". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.

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