Kävlinge

Kävlinge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕɛ̂ːvlɪŋɛ])[2] (old Danish: Kævlinge) is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Kävlinge
Kävlinge Church
Coat of arms
Kävlinge
Kävlinge
Coordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityKävlinge Municipality
Area
 • Total4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total9,049
 • Density1,932/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area. This was the biggest evacuation operation in Swedish history.[3]

Near Kävlinge is the site of the Hög passage grave, a Bronze Age barrow covering a neolithic burial chamber. Hög means mound from the Old Norse word haugr for hill. The finds from the excavations are in the Lund University Historic Museum.[4]

Battle of Lund

Kävlinge is located north of Lund and has a river passing through called Kävlingeån (translated Kävlinge River). The river played an important role at the events leading up to the Battle of Lund, which was a battle in the Scanian War.

References
  1. "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. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
  3. Observatörsrapport: Ammoniakolyckan i Kävlinge april 1996. Räddningsverket
  4. Hög Passage Grave - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne
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