- 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 southernSweden . Its seat is located in the townSvalöv .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, withMalmö ,Lund andHelsingborg . To get to the town ofSvalöv , one can take a bus (approximately 15 minutes) fromTeckomatorp .The villages
Röstånga ,Kågeröd ,Teckomatorp ,Svalöv itself and parts ofSöderåsen 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]
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