Lund Municipality (
Lunds kommun) is a
municipalityThe municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in
Skåne CountySkåne County is the southernmost 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...
, southern
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
. Its seat is located in the city of
LundLund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76,188 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 105,000. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Skåne County. The city is believed to have been founded around 990, when the Scanian lands belonged to Denmark...
.
As most municipalities in
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of
amalgamationsA 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...
. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 22. At the time of the nation-wide municipal reform of 1952 the number had been reduced to six.
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Lund Municipality (
Lunds kommun) is a
municipalityThe municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in
Skåne CountySkåne County is the southernmost 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...
, southern
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
. Its seat is located in the city of
LundLund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76,188 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 105,000. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Skåne County. The city is believed to have been founded around 990, when the Scanian lands belonged to Denmark...
.
As most municipalities in
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of
amalgamationsA 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...
. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 22. At the time of the nation-wide municipal reform of 1952 the number had been reduced to six. In 1967 the rural municipality
Torn (itself created in 1952 was added to Lund. The
City of Lund was made a unitary municipality in 1971 and amalgamated with
Dalby,
Genarp,
Södra Sandby and
Veberöd in 1974 completing the process.
Dalby SöderskogDalby Söderskog is a small national park in the province of Scania in southern Sweden, situated in the municipality of Lund, near Dalby. It has an area of 0.36 km² and consists of broadleaf forest. It was established in 1918, when it was thought to be a unique remnant of primeval forest. In fact,...
, one of Sweden's national parks, is located within the municipality between the Dalby and
LundLund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76,188 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 105,000. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Skåne County. The city is believed to have been founded around 990, when the Scanian lands belonged to Denmark...
.
Localities
There are nine
urban areaUrban 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 (or
localitiesUrban 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...
) in Lund Municipality.
In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|
| 1 |
LundLund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76,188 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 105,000. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Skåne County. The city is believed to have been founded around 990, when the Scanian lands belonged to Denmark...
|
76,188 |
| 2 |
Södra Sandby Södra Sandby is the second largest locality in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 5,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is situated about 10 km east of Lund and 30 km north-east of Malmö. Södra Sandy is known for its beautiful landscape and its child friendly atmosphere.- References :...
|
5,941 |
| 3 |
Dalby |
5,517 |
| 4 |
Veberöd Veberöd is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,717 inhabitants in 2005....
|
3,717 |
| 5 |
GenarpGenarp is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,647 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost urban area in Lund Municipality, located in Bara Hundred.Most of Genarp consists of residential areas with single-family homes...
|
2,647 |
| 6 |
Idala Idala is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 739 inhabitants in 2005....
|
739 |
| 7 |
Stångby Stångby is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 677 inhabitants in 2005....
|
677 |
| 8 |
Torna Hällestad Torna Hällestad is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 572 inhabitants in 2005....
|
572 |
| 9 |
Revingeby Revingeby is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 538 inhabitants in 2005....
|
538 |
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