Svalöv Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Svalövs kommun


county=Skåne County
province=Scania
capital=Svalöv


arearank=218th
area=391.10
arealand=390.46
populationrank=170th
population=13,055
densityrank=123rd
populationdensity=33.4
website=http://www.svalov.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006|

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.

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.

The town of Svalöv also has an artificial lake and a small stream called the Svalöv Rivulet ("Svalövsbäcken").

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

* [http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]

External links

* [http://www.svalov.se/ Svalöv] - Official site
* [http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/s/svalov.htm Coat of arms]