Eslöv Municipality
Eslövs kommun
Hjularöd Castle
Coat of arms of Eslöv Municipality
Coordinates: 55°50′N 13°18′E / 55.833°N 13.300°E / 55.833; 13.300
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 2021)[2]
  Total34,593
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1285
Websitewww.eslov.se

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.

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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Eslöv Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 34,522 residents, including 24,959 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 41.7 % voted for the left coalition and 56.7 % for the right coalition.

Twin towns - Sister cities

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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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Eslöv i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. "Internationellt arbete" (in Swedish). Eslöv Municipality. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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