Höganäs
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Höganäs Municipality |
| County | Skåne County |
| Province | Skåne |
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| - Total | 8.81 km² (3.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 13,550 |
| - Density | 1,538/km² (3,983.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Höganäs is a city in Scania and the seat of Höganäs Municipality, Skåne County in Sweden. It has a population of 13,550 (2005).
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.
Höganäs had many coalmines many years ago, but none of them are in operation, and all are closed since many years.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Höganäs is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
