Hästveda is a
locality
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situated in
Hässleholm Municipality
Hässleholm Municipality (''Hässleholms kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Hässleholm.
The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former ''City of Hässleholm,'' itself ...
,
Scania County
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,
Sweden
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with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010.
The
etymology
Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...
of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood, or forest where horses were kept.
Hästveda Church
Hästveda Church ( sv, Hästveda kyrka) is a medieval church in Hästveda, in the province of Skåne, Sweden.
History
The church was built at the end of the 12th century, but has undergone several changes throughout its history. A church porch, la ...
is a medieval church with well-preserved both
Romanesque and
Gothic
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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frescos.
[
]Hästveda railway station
The Hästveda railway station is located on Östra Järnvägsgatan in the locality of Hästveda, in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.
The station opened with the arrival of the railway in the 1860s. No trains stopped at the station ...
is situated on the Southern Main Line
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and is served by the Växjö
Växjö ( ) is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 70,489 inhabitants (2019) out of a municipal population of 95,995 (2021). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of Kronoberg County ...
–Hässleholm
Hässleholm (older da, Hasselholm) is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 18,500 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the ...
route of the regional rail network.
References
Populated places in Hässleholm Municipality
Populated places in Skåne County
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