The first known inhabitant of the area that is today's Ljungby was Astrad, as can be read on the runestone Replösastenen from the 11th century located a couple of kilometers from the city centre.
According to a royal letter from October 15, 1828 Ljungby was made a friköping[REF] with regulations on March 28, 1829 according to three sources,[REF][REF][REF] and on January 1, 1830 according to another [REF].