Hässleholm Municipality

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Hässleholm Municipality
Hässleholms kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Hässleholm Municipality
Coat of arms
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Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Hässleholm
Area[1]
 • Total 1,306.27 km2 (504.35 sq mi)
 • Land 1,268.53 km2 (489.78 sq mi)
 • Water 37.74 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)[2]
 • Total 51,029
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1293
Website www.hassleholm.se

Hässleholm Municipality (Hässleholms kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Hässleholm.

The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Hässleholm (itself incorporated in 1914) was amalgamated with seven surrounding municipalities. Back in 1863 there were twenty-nine local government units (all rural) in the area.

The municipal coat of arms was granted in 1920 and registered for the new municipality in 1974. The cross symbolizes the railway junction, which is the origin of the town Hässleholm. The hazelnuts allude to the name Hässleholm, which roughly translates to "Hazel-isle".[3][4]

With 1,306.27 km2 in total area Hässleholm is the second largest municipality in Skåne County by total area. By land area Hässleholm is the largest in Skåne County with 1,268.53 km2 (Kristianstad Municipality short after with 1,246.25 km2), much due to its relatively small water area of 37.74 km2.

Localities

There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hässleholm Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Hässleholm 17,730
2 Tyringe 4,573
3 Vinslöv 3,865
4 Bjärnum 2,643
5 Sösdala 1,785
6 Vittsjö 1,691
7 Hästveda 1,682
8 Tormestorp 1,045
9 Stoby 736
10 Sjörröd 672
11 Finja 553
12 Vankiva 363
13 Ballingslöv 321
14 Emmaljunga 291
15 Röke 243
16 Mala 228
17 Västra Torup 210

Industry

Sport in Hässleholm

Twin towns

Notable residents

References

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