Eslöv Municipality

Eslöv Municipality
Eslövs kommun
Municipality


Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Eslöv
Area[1]
 • Total 424.68 km2 (163.97 sq mi)
 • Land 419.06 km2 (161.80 sq mi)
 • Water 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 32,581
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1285
Website www.eslov.se

Eslöv Municipality (Eslövs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, situated in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Eslöv.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Eslöv was amalgamated with a number of surrounding municipalities, most of them created by the earlier nationwide local government reform in 1952.

The municipality has several interesting places. There are 11 castles. Hjularöd's castle was the setting of the Swedish TV classic Mystery of Greveholm broadcast by SVT. In the Västra Strö village by the church there is an ancient monument consisting of five standing stones and two runestones DR 334 and DR 335 dating from about the year 1000. Sweden's only sugar refinery lies in Örtofta, south of Eslöv. In Eslöv there are two nature reserves, Allmänningen and Abullahagen. The Stone Mountain, Eslöv Church and Hotel Sten Stensson Sten with the locally famous "Scanish Steps" lie in the middle of Eslöv. Maybe the most famous inhabitant of Eslöv is the comedian Johan Glans, who has made several TV series.

Localities

There are 12 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Eslöv Municipality.

In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Eslöv 16,551
2 Marieholm 1,578
3 Stehag 1,129
4 Löberöd 1) 1,097
5 Flyinge 979
6 Harlösa 742
7 Billinge 444
8 Kungshult 367
9 Gårdstånga 339
10 Hurva 332
11 Stockamöllan 301
12 Väggarp 213

1) Löberöd is a bimunicipal locality situated on the municipal border. A minor part is in Höör Municipality.

Twin towns - Sister cities

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vinabæir". gardabaer.is. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kunskapsresa till vänorten Viljandi". eslov.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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Coordinates: 55°50′N 13°18′E / 55.833°N 13.300°E / 55.833; 13.300

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