Tomelilla Municipality (''Tomelilla 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
Skåne County in southern
Sweden. Its seat is located in the town
Tomelilla.
The municipality was formed through a series of
amalgamations taking place in 1952, 1969 and 1971. The number of pre-1952 units making up the present municipality is twenty.
Geography
Tomelilla Municipality is located in the south-eastern plains of
Scania
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 ...
known as
Österlen
Österlen () ( da, Østerlen) is a region in the southeast of the Swedish province of Scania (Skåne). Historically, the region was shared between the counties of Kristianstad and Malmöhus for a small part in the southwest, until Skåne County w ...
, which is an area notable for its beauty, and thus popular among painters as well as covered with summer cottages, country mansions, and so on.
Localities
There were seven
localities in the municipality in 2018.
Notability
Tomelilla Municipality was made famous by
Tage Danielsson
Tage Danielsson (; 5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage.
Career
After graduation from ...
(1928–1985) and
Hans Alfredsson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their ...
(1931-), who directed and acted in numerous movies that were filmed in and around the town of
Tomelilla:
*
The Apple War
''The Apple War'' ( sv, Äppelkriget) is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle be ...
(1972)
* Ägget är löst (1975)
* Picassos äventyr (1978)
* Den enfaldige mördaren (1982)
* P&B (1983)
* Jim & piraterna Blom (1986)
The following notable people live in Tomelilla:
*
Hans Alfredson
Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Swedish actor, film director, writer, and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson as the duo Hasse & Tage and their p ...
(director/actor)
*
Gösta Ekman
Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director.
Career
Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented ...
(actor)
*
Ulf Lundell
Ulf Gerhard Lundell (born 20 November 1949) is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist.
He made his debut in 1975 with the LP '' Vargmåne'' and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first novel, t ...
(singer)
*
Gudrun Schyman (politician)
Tomelilla Municipality is known for the amusement park
Tosselilla Summer Park, possibly the most visited amusement park in the province, and the
Hallamölla waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
.
Its coat of arms is from 2002. It depicts the bird
kite
A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the fac ...
, native to the area, in silver on a red shield.
References
Statistics Sweden
External links
Tomelilla- Official site
Österlen- Official site
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Municipalities of Skåne County