Hässleholm Municipality

Hässleholm Municipality
Hässleholms kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
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 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 52,003
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 as "Hazel-isle".

At 1,306.27 km2 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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Hässleholm17,730
2Tyringe4,573
3Vinslöv3,865
4Bjärnum2,643
5Sösdala1,785
6Vittsjö1,691
7Hästveda1,682
8Tormestorp1,045
9Stoby736
10Sjörröd672
11Finja553
12Vankiva363
13Ballingslöv321
14Emmaljunga291
15Röke243
16Mala228
17Västra Torup210

Industry

  • Hässleholms Workshops
  • Göinge Mechanical Workshop
  • Hässleholms Brewery
  • Hässleholms Kapsyl- och Stanniolfabrik
  • Hässleholms Filfabrik

Sport in Hässleholm

Twin towns

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 56°10′N 13°46′E / 56.167°N 13.767°E / 56.167; 13.767

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