Bjuv Municipality
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Bjuv Municipality is a municipality
in Skåne County
in southern Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv
.
The amalgamations
connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" Bjuv (a market town (köping
) since 1946) was amalgamated with Billesholm and Ekeby.
s (also called Tätort or localities) in Bjuv 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.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv
Bjuv
Bjuv is a locality and the seat of Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,348 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
.
The amalgamations
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" Bjuv (a market town (köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
) since 1946) was amalgamated with Billesholm and Ekeby.
History
The municipal arms depicts a mining torch lighting up a dark area. The reason is that Bjuv Municipality has had a coal mining industry since the 18th century. In the end of the 19th century, the clay industry flourished, based on the coal.Localities
There are 5 urban areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (also called Tätort or localities) in Bjuv 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 | Bjuv Bjuv Bjuv is a locality and the seat of Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,348 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
6,348 |
| 2 | Ekeby Ekeby, Bjuv Ekeby is a locality situated in Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,044 inhabitants in 2005.... |
3,044 |
| 3 | Billesholm Billesholm Billesholm is a locality situated in Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,794 inhabitants in 2005.... |
2,794 |
| 4 | Gunnarstorp Gunnarstorp Gunnarstorp is a locality situated in Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 362 inhabitants in 2005.... |
362 |
| 5 | Södra Vrams fälad Södra Vrams fälad Södra Vrams fälad is a locality situated in Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 262 inhabitants in 2005.... |
262 |
External links
- Bjuv - Official site