Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County,

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with 18,500 inhabitants in 2011.

Overview

Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main

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line. There was no settlement on the spot before the arrival of the railway. The station got its name from a manor situated in the vicinity of a planned railway junction. It gained the city title in 1914 and was then classified as one of Sweden's smallest cities. During the 20th century, it developed into a military hub. After the end of the

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, most of the military establishments were disbanded or moved to other locations. Snapphanen av Axel Ebbe-1

In 2000, Hässleholm's Cultural Center ("kulturhus") was opened. It features theatres, a library, a visitors center, and restaurants. East of the town center is the hometown park ("hembygdspark") with a statue called "

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n", by the sculptor . The statue reminds of the area's history as a center for Scanian

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during the 17th-century struggles between Sweden and Denmark. Some of the town's most distinctive architecture is located along First Avenue ("Första avenyn"). The Central Train Station is at the west end of the street, in the very heart of the town. Hässleholm's church (built in 1914) lies at the east end of the street.

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, the main and oldest hotel, is located on the north side, and on the south side is the town's oldest building, which now holds stores, offices, and apartments. The Swedish representative for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, Robin Stjernberg, was born in Hässleholm in 1991. In 2023, Hässleholm businessman Oddvar Lönnerkrantz told news site Frilagt that Sweden Democrat mayor, Hanna Nilsson had tried to hire him to force a local resident to drop his appeal of the city council's purchase of a building for an elderly care home. As a result of these accusations, the

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and Christian Democrats pulled out of Hässleholm's coalition government, and called on Nilsson to resign.

Sports

The local sports clubs are: *

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References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassleholm Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Hässleholm Municipality 19th-century establishments in Kristianstad County