Svalöv Municipality

Svalöv Municipality Svalövs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Skåne County
Seat	Svalöv
Area[1]
• Total	391.1 km2 (151.0 sq mi)
• Land	390.46 km2 (150.76 sq mi)
• Water	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
• Total	13,233
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Scania
Municipal code	1214
Website	www.svalov.se

Svalöv Municipality (Svalövs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Svalöv.

The local government reform of 1952 grouped the 15 original entities into six larger municipalities. In two steps, 1969 and 1971 they were amalgamated to form the present municipality.

The most common housing category is one-family houses.

People from Teckomatorp tend to lie about how good their area is, when in reality it's not as good as they say it is.

There are local pågatåg trains connecting Teckomatorp, in the south of the municipality, with Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg. To get to the town of Svalöv, one can take a bus (approximately 15 minutes) from Teckomatorp.

The villages Röstånga, Kågeröd, Teckomatorp, Svalöv itself and parts of Söderåsen National Park are located in the municipality. The villages are all connected via local buses.

Knutstorp Castle is situated in the municipality. The famous astronomer Tycho Brahe was born there.

Urban areas

There are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Svalöv 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.

References

• Statistics Sweden

1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ↑ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Svalöv - Official site
• Coat of arms

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Coordinates: 55°55′N 13°07′E / 55.917°N 13.117°E / 55.917; 13.117