Höör (formerly spelled Hör, , old da, Hør) is a

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and the seat of

Höör Municipality Höör Municipality (''Höörs kommun'') is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör. The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the merger of "old" Höör with th ...

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 ...

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with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010.

Name

The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th century), and later Hør and Hör. The present, unusual spelling with double " ö" was implemented by the Swedish postal service at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, it was a common practice in Sweden to write (for ''here'') in the address of letters to be delivered within the same town. In order to avoid confusion between letters to be delivered locally and those intended for Hör, the postal service changed the town's name to Höör.

Transport

Höör railway station is located on the northern side of the town and a five-minute walk into the central square. It is on the line between

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and

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

, where there are frequent commuter trains running beyond Sweden to

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in Denmark. The following services call at this station (incomplete): * Regional train (Øresundståg Regional): Karlskrona – Kristianstad – Hässleholm – Höör – Lund – Malmö – Copenhagen Airport (København Lufthavn/Kastrup) – Copenhagen Central (København H) – Østerport – Helsingør * Regional train (Skånetrafiken Express): Alvesta – Hässleholm – Höör – Eslöv – Lund – Malmö * Regional train (Skånetrafiken Regional): Höör – Eslöv – Lund – Malmö – Ystad – Simrishamn

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoor Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Höör Municipality Populated places in Skåne County 20th-century establishments in Skåne County