Hästveda

Hästveda
Hästveda
Hästveda
Coordinates: 56°17′10″N 13°56′10″E / 56.28611°N 13.93611°E / 56.28611; 13.93611Coordinates: 56°17′10″N 13°56′10″E / 56.28611°N 13.93611°E / 56.28611; 13.93611
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Hässleholm Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 1,623
 • Density 652/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Hästveda is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The etymology of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood where horses were kept.[2]

Hästveda Church is a medieval church with well-preserved both Romanesque and Gothic frescos.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Wahlöö, Claes (2014). Skånes kyrkor 1050-1949 (in Swedish). Kävlinge: Domus Propria. p. 136. ISBN 978-91-637-5874-4.


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