Hässleholm Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Hässleholms kommun


county=Skåne County
province=Scania
capital=Hässleholm


arearank=84th
area=1,314.16
arealand=1,276.52
populationrank=46th
population=49,877
densityrank=112th
populationdensity=38.7
website=http://www.hassleholm.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006

Hässleholm Municipality ("Hässleholms kommun") is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Hässleholm.

The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former "City of Hässleholm" (itself incorporated in 1914) was amalgamated with seven surrounding municipalities. Back in 1863 there were twenty-nine local government units (all rural) in the area.

The municipal coat of arms was granted in 1920 and registered for the new municipality in 1974. The cross symbolizes the railway junction, which is the origin of the town Hässleholm. The hazelnuts allude to the name "Hässleholm".

Localities

There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hässleholm Municipality.

In the table the localities 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.hassleholm.se/ Hässleholm Municipality] - Official site