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<br>'''Municipality and seat in Blekinge'''<br>
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is a
City in
Blekinge , and the seat of
Ronneby Municipality in
Sweden . The city was first granted city privileges in
1387 and then reissued in
1882 . Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and has one of Sweden's top ten most beautiful parks. It also has a church which was first founded in the
12th Century .
In 1564, Ronneby was the location of a bloody battle between the Swedish and the Danish armies, whereby the Swedes under King
Erik XIV besieged the city, killed many inhabitants and burnt it to the ground. It would result in the
Northern Seven Years' War .
Following the
Treaty Of Roskilde in 1658, whereby
Terra Scania became Swedish land, the Swedes built a navy in
Karlskrona – east of Ronneby – and accordingly granted it 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 were regranted their city rights in 1882.
The city had used an
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
Ronneby Party is a party with local interests formed to the event of the nation election of 1994. In 1998 the part had got 6.3% of the votes and three seats in the municipal council. In 2002 the voteshare was reduced to 3.0%.
