Ulricehamn

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Field	Value
official_name	Ulricehamn
image_skyline	Ulricehamns rådhus 01.jpg
image_caption	The town hall of Ulricehamn
pushpin_map	Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sweden
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Ulricehamn Municipality
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Västra Götaland County
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Västergötland
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.23
population_as_of	31 December 2010
population_footnotes
population_total	9,787
population_density_km2	1571
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
coordinates
blank_name	Climate
blank_info	Dfb
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History

Ulricehamn, originally known as Bogesund, has been populated at least since the Middle Ages. The town has had city privileges since at least the 15th century. There are still several old buildings from the 17th and 18th century and the picturesque main street Storgatan has existed in its present form for centuries. Among other historical structures, there is the city hall, located at the market square, a yellowish rococo building from 1789.

The town is situated on Ätranstigen ("The Ätran path"), a trail following the river Ätran, stretching from the Kattegat strait in the west an inwards the country, connecting with other roads leading eventually to the eastern cities Sigtuna and Uppsala. In 1520, the Battle of Bogesund took place on the ice of the lake Åsunden.

In 1741, it was renamed Ulricehamn in honour of Queen Ulrica Eleonora. Following a fire in 1788 it encountered a recession, but several textile industries were established in the 19th century. Together with its first railroad in 1874 the town's importance as a center of trade increased. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Suecia_3-043_;Bogsund(Ulricehamn).jpg" caption="Åsunden]] on the left. From ''[[Suecia antiqua et hodierna]]''."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Raadmansgraend,_Ulricehamn.jpg" caption="Rådmansgränd at the crossing with Strandgatan in Ulricehamn. To the right, the church of Ulricehamn can be seen."] ::

Geography

The town is located on the slopes of a lakeside, where the river Ätran flows into lake Åsunden. The geography is signified by the scenic nature of trees and water, which offers popular activities such as bicycling, inlining and boat trips.

Climate

Ulricehamn has a transitional climate between maritime (Cfb) and humid continental (Dfb) on the Köppen climate classification. The climate in Ulricehamn differs slightly from surrounding areas. Situated on the slopes on the south side of Lake Åsunden it reaches up to 350 m.a.s.l. making the climate considerably colder than low-lying cities on the plains somewhat further north. Annual temperature in altitudes over 300m is further cooler in winter compared to data, since the weather station is located 180 m.a.s.l. During wintertime, Ulricehamn has become something of a skiing centre for the southwestern parts of Sweden. For alpine skiing, there are 7 lifts and 6 slopes; while for cross-country skiing there are some 25 kilometers of prepared courses. The town centre on the lake is less likely to build up a snow cover due to the milder weather.

Being in the interior but also influenced by maritime westerlies, the summers closely resemble coastal locations to its west due to its elevation and more frequent cloud cover. Similar to other parts of southwestern Sweden, a lot of winter precipitation falls as rain due to the low-pressure systems originating over the warm waters of the North Atlantic. The weather station was set up in the 19th century, but closed after 2021.

|location = Ulricehamn, 175 m asl, 2002–2021 averages (extremes since 1901) |width = auto |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 9.6 |Feb record high C = 16.2 |Mar record high C = 19.7 |Apr record high C = 27.6 |May record high C = 30.0 |Jun record high C = 34.0 |Jul record high C = 34.4 |Aug record high C = 33.0 |Sep record high C = 28.0 |Oct record high C = 22.0 |Nov record high C = 15.1 |Dec record high C = 11.1 |year record high C = |Jan avg record high C = 6.5 |Feb avg record high C = 7.8 |Mar avg record high C = 13.2 |Apr avg record high C = 19.7 |May avg record high C = 25.1 |Jun avg record high C = 27.8 |Jul avg record high C = 29.1 |Aug avg record high C = 27.4 |Sep avg record high C = 22.6 |Oct avg record high C = 16.1 |Nov avg record high C = 11.0 |Dec avg record high C = 7.6 |year avg record high C = 30.0 |Jan high C = 0.7 |Feb high C = 1.5 |Mar high C = 5.6 |Apr high C = 11.8 |May high C = 16.8 |Jun high C = 20.4 |Jul high C = 22.3 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 16.8 |Oct high C = 10.5 |Nov high C = 5.7 |Dec high C = 2.4 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -1.8 |Feb mean C = -1.5 |Mar mean C = 1.4 |Apr mean C = 6.3 |May mean C = 11.2 |Jun mean C = 15.0 |Jul mean C = 17.2 |Aug mean C = 16.1 |Sep mean C = 12.4 |Oct mean C = 7.2 |Nov mean C = 3.3 |Dec mean C = 0.2 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -4.2 |Feb low C = -4.4 |Mar low C = -2.9 |Apr low C = 0.8 |May low C = 5.6 |Jun low C = 9.5 |Jul low C = 12.1 |Aug low C = 11.4 |Sep low C = 8.0 |Oct low C = 3.8 |Nov low C = 0.9 |Dec low C = -2.1 |year low C = |Jan avg record low C = -15.7 |Feb avg record low C = -14.5 |Mar avg record low C = -11.7 |Apr avg record low C = -6.0 |May avg record low C = -1.8 |Jun avg record low C = 3.0 |Jul avg record low C = 6.4 |Aug avg record low C = 4.6 |Sep avg record low C = 0.0 |Oct avg record low C = -4.7 |Nov avg record low C = -8.6 |Dec avg record low C = -12.2 |year avg record low C = -18.9 |Jan record low C = -28.6 |Feb record low C = -25.6 |Mar record low C = -22.5 |Apr record low C = -16.2 |May record low C = -8.0 |Jun record low C = -2.1 |Jul record low C = 2.2 |Aug record low C = -0.1 |Sep record low C = -4.0 |Oct record low C = -12.2 |Nov record low C = -16.2 |Dec record low C = -23.2 |year record low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 75.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 58.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 48.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 37.5 |May precipitation mm = 59.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 80.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 90.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 102.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 74.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 83.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 83.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 85.7 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = SMHI Open Data for Ulricehamn, temperature{{cite web | url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=73470 |title= SMHI Open Data for Ulricehamn, temperature | publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute | language = sv|accessdate = 14 May 2022}} |source 2 = SMHI Open Data for Ulricehamn, precipitation{{cite web | url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=73470 |title = SMHI Open Data for Ulricehamn, precipitation | publisher = SMHI| language=sv |accessdate = 14 May 2022}} |date=May 2022}}

References

(14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].

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