Eslöv Municipality

Eslöv Municipality (Eslövs kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, situated in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Eslöv.

Eslöv Municipality

Eslövs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatEslöv
Area
 • Total424.68 km2 (163.97 sq mi)
 • Land419.06 km2 (161.80 sq mi)
 • Water5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total33,793
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1285
Websitewww.eslov.se

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 nationwide 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 broadcast by SVT. In the Västra Strö village by the church there is an ancient monument consisting of five standing stones and two runestones DR 334 and DR 335 dating from about the 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 and is well known throughout the country.

Localities

There are 13 urban areas in the municipality. As of 2015, they were:

#LocalityPopulation
1Eslöv18,592
2Marieholm1,604
3Löberöd (part of)1,241
4Stehag1,191
5Flyinge992
6Harlösa780
7Billinge434
8Hurva376
9Gårdstånga366
10Kungshult365
11Stockamöllan293
12Örtofta283
13Väggarp229

Twin towns - Sister cities[3]
  • Eslöv church at night
  • Trollsjön lake
  • The flying goose statue by Nándor Wagner
  • Graveyard for pets
  • Music performance at the town square
  • The library
  • Hotel Sten Stensson Sten

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. "Internationellt arbete" (in Swedish). Eslöv Municipality. Retrieved 2019-07-28.

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