Hörby Municipality (''Hörby kommun'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the central part of
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
in southern
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the town of
Hörby
Hörby () (old da, Hørby) is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019.
6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and ...
.
The present municipality consists of ten original entities merged to each other in 1952, 1969 and 1974.
Geography
The geography is varied with a few forests, some lakes and streams and farmland and even wildlife.
Horby is one of the most meadow-filled municipalities in Sweden.
Localities
There are 3
urban area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ...
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hörby Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
History
Some historians claim
Hörby
Hörby () (old da, Hørby) is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019.
6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and ...
was founded in the 9th century A.D., but the truth is that no one knows exactly how old the village is. During the
Middle Ages
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Hörby evolved into a centre of commerce, much due to its location, right in the middle of
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
. The name "Hörby" comes from the old word "horg" which today would translate into
"barrow" or "mound". As the name hints the woods surrounding Hörby are filled with old burial mounds (some dating back to the
Bronze Age
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) and also some old cult places from the pre-Christian religion of
asatru
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. The same word has given name to the neighbouring village of
Höör
Höör (formerly spelled Hör, , old da, Hør) is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010.
Name
The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th ce ...
.
Culture
Hörby Municipality still has much of the old cultural heritage remaining in the villages.
Hörby is famous for being home to one of the
transmitting stations specified on old
MF radio receivers. The broadcasting signals (radio, TV) are still transmitted from the Teracom transmitting station in Östra Sallerup, 7 km south of the town of
Hörby
Hörby () (old da, Hørby) is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019.
6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and ...
. MF transmissions do not occur from Hörby any more, but from the
new transmitter in
Sölvesborg
Sölvesborg (old da, Sølvesborg) is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 10,024 inhabitants in 2013.
Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to ...
, inaugurated in 1985, at the coast of the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
.
On the first Wednesday and Thursday in July every year since 1748, the Hörby Market (''Hörby Marknad'') is held. It attracts thousands of visitors and is one of the three main traditional markets in
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
together with the markets of
Kivik
Kivik () is a locality in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 960 inhabitants in 2010. It is in a part of Scania (Skåne) called Österlen.
Kivik is known for its annual market, usually taking place on the third Monday through Wedn ...
and
Sjöbo
Sjöbo (; old da, Søbo) is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,724 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
Sjöbo started growing when it became a stop on the railway between Malmö (to the west) and Simrishamn ...
.
The most famous personality from Hörby was the author
Victoria Benedictsson
Victoria Benedictsson (March 6, 1850 in Domme – July 21, 1888) was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren. Notable works include ' ...
(1850-1888).
Håkan Dahlby
Håkan Dahlby (born 15 September 1965) is a Swedish double trap shooter, the winner of the 2003, 2004, and 2012 European Championships. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics after having the best final round of all finalists and moving from f ...
was born in Västerstad, in Hörby municipality.
Gallery
Stenbro Hörby.jpg, Bridge in Hörby
Nordenskirker Hoerby(02).jpg, Hörby church
Swedish castle Osbyholm.jpg, Osbyholm castle
Östraby kvarn.jpg, Windmill in Östraby
References
Statistics Sweden
External links
Hörby- Official site
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Municipalities of Skåne County