sentences:  Ljungby competed with the village Berga, where bishop Henrik had obtained permission to found a city.As Ljungby was considered to be located more central in the hundred and had better road connections, the choice fell on the latter option.According to a royal letter from October 15, 1828 Ljungby was made a friköping with regulations on March 28, 1829 according to three sources, and on January 1, 1830 according to another.