Kävlinge
Kävlinge | |
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Coordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E / 55.79389°N 13.11333°ECoordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E / 55.79389°N 13.11333°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Skåne |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Kävlinge Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 9,049 |
• Density | 1,932/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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]
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[]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
- ^ Observatörsrapport: Ammoniakolyckan i Kävlinge april 1996. Räddningsverket [permanent dead link]
- ^ Hög Passage Grave - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne
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