Hjärup
Encyclopedia
Hjärup is a locality, situated in Staffanstorp Municipality
, Skåne County
, Sweden
with 4,885 inhabitants in 2005.
Hjärup has a station on the Skåne commuter rail
system. The locality has a suburb
an character with semi-detached houses initially built in the 1960s–1970s on Lundaslätten, the fertile plain south of Lund
, initially on land sold off from the farm
Hjerup. Hjärup was until the 1990s confined in between the railway and the main road Malmö
–Lund
. On the other side of the railway, a district called Jakriborg
is now growing. Jakriborg will likely have become equal in population with "old" Hjärup within a decade, and is planned for a maximum size of approximately 3,500 apartments or about 10,000 inhabitants.
Hjärup consists of about 1,600 households with 3,885 inhabitants (2005) with public services chiefly limited to preschools, schools and old people's home, as virtually all inhabitants commute to work in the Greater Malmö metropolitan area. 400 of the dwellings are in the housing estate Jakriborg
.
The distance to Lund
is 5 km by bike, bus or car — or 3 minutes by train.
The distance to Malmö
is about 15 km — or 10 minutes by train.
Staffanstorp Municipality
Staffanstorp Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Staffanstorp. Uppåkra, the former location for the city of Lund, is located in the municipality....
, 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...
, 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....
with 4,885 inhabitants in 2005.
Hjärup has a station on the Skåne commuter rail
Skåne commuter rail
The Skåne Commuter Rail is a commuter rail system in Skåne County, Sweden. The system also acts as a regional rail system, as it serves other cities over from the principal city of Malmö.- Lines inside Skåne :Local trains, called Pågatåg...
system. The locality has a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an character with semi-detached houses initially built in the 1960s–1970s on Lundaslätten, the fertile plain south of Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
, initially on land sold off from the farm
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
Hjerup. Hjärup was until the 1990s confined in between the railway and the main road Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
–Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
. On the other side of the railway, a district called Jakriborg
Jakriborg
Jakriborg is a housing estate, or new town in Hjärup, Staffanstorp Municipality between Malmö and Lund in Scania, southern Sweden. The area was built in the late 1990s by the real estate firm Jakri AB and has been growing ever since. Jakri AB was founded by two brothers, Jan Berggren and Krister...
is now growing. Jakriborg will likely have become equal in population with "old" Hjärup within a decade, and is planned for a maximum size of approximately 3,500 apartments or about 10,000 inhabitants.
Hjärup consists of about 1,600 households with 3,885 inhabitants (2005) with public services chiefly limited to preschools, schools and old people's home, as virtually all inhabitants commute to work in the Greater Malmö metropolitan area. 400 of the dwellings are in the housing estate Jakriborg
Jakriborg
Jakriborg is a housing estate, or new town in Hjärup, Staffanstorp Municipality between Malmö and Lund in Scania, southern Sweden. The area was built in the late 1990s by the real estate firm Jakri AB and has been growing ever since. Jakri AB was founded by two brothers, Jan Berggren and Krister...
.
The distance to Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
is 5 km by bike, bus or car — or 3 minutes by train.
The distance to Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
is about 15 km — or 10 minutes by train.