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Eslöv Municipality (Eslövs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
, situated in Skåne County
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....
 in southern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Eslöv
Eslöv

Esl?v is a urban areas of Sweden in Scania and the seat of Esl?v Municipality, Sk?ne County in southern Sweden. It has a population of 16,551 ....
.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Eslöv was amalgamated with a number of surrounding municipalities, most of them created by the earlier nation-wide local government reform in 1952.

The municipality has several interesting places.






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Eslöv Municipality (Eslövs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
, situated in Skåne County
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....
 in southern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in the city of Eslöv
Eslöv

Esl?v is a urban areas of Sweden in Scania and the seat of Esl?v Municipality, Sk?ne County in southern Sweden. It has a population of 16,551 ....
.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Eslöv was amalgamated with a number of surrounding municipalities, most of them created by the earlier nation-wide local government reform in 1952.

The municipality has several interesting places. There are 11 castles. Hjularöd's castle was the setting of the Swedish TV classic Mystery of Greveholm broadcasted by SVT
Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners. The Swedish public broadcasting system is in several respects modeled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the British Broad...
. In the Västra Strö village there are old rune stones from ca year 1000. Sweden's only sugar refinery lies in Örtofta, south of Eslöv. In Eslöv there are two nature reserves, Allmänningen and Abullahagen. The Stone Mountain, Eslöv Church and Hotel Sten Stensson Sten with the locally famous "Scanish Steps" lie in the middle of Eslöv. Maybe the most famous inhabitant of Eslöv is the comedian Johan Glans, who has made several TV series.

Localities

There are 12 urban area
Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English language translation of the Swedish language term t?tort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality....
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Eslöv 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 Eslöv
Eslöv

Esl?v is a urban areas of Sweden in Scania and the seat of Esl?v Municipality, Sk?ne County in southern Sweden. It has a population of 16,551 ....
 		 16,551
2 Marieholm 1,578
3 Stehag 1,129
4 Löberöd 1) 1,097
5 Flyinge 979
6 Harlösa 742
7 Billinge
Billinge, Sweden

Billinge is a urban areas of Sweden with 444 inhabitants situated in Esl?v Municipality, Sk?ne County, Sweden.References ...
 		 444
8 Kungshult 367
9 Gårdstånga 339
10 Hurva 332
11 Stockamöllan 301
12 Väggarp 213


1) Löberöd is a bimunicipal locality situated on the municipal border. A minor part is in Höör Municipality
Höör Municipality

H??r Municipality is a Municipalities of Sweden in the central part of Sk?ne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of H??r....
.

External links

  • Official site