Gårdstånga is a
locality situated in
Eslöv Municipality
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 Eslö ...
,
Skåne County
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,
Sweden
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with 343 inhabitants in 2010.
Route E66 ran straight through the village until 1984 when the road routed was outside the community.
Gårdstånga is an ancient community located at the bridge over the River Kävlingeån along the highway between
Malmö and
Kristianstad. It is believed to have been settled since the 10th century.
Gårdstånga church dates from the 13th century. The pulpit (1612), altarpiece (1612) and font (1621) from Gårdstånga church are the works of
Danish
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People
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sculptor and
carver Jakob Kremberg,
who was a prominent maker of church carvings in Skåne during the reign of
Christian IV, King of
Denmark and
Norway.
Gårdstånga is the site of a
Bronze Age burial mound, in Swedish ''Gravhög'' from the
Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning mound.
Image:Gravhög Gårdstånga.jpg, Burial mound ( sv, Gravhög) in Gårdstånga
References
External links
Gårdstånga Church
Populated places in Eslöv Municipality
Populated places in Skåne County
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