Arlöv () is the seat of

Burlöv Municipality Burlöv Municipality (; ''Burlövs kommun'') is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden, just north of Malmö. Its seat is located in Arlöv, a community which for geographical and statistical purposes is seen as a part ...

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. It is statistically not defined as a

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of its own, but forms part of the contiguous city of

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, 5 km northeast of downtown Malmö. Out of Malmö's 344,000 inhabitants, 11,000 live in Arlöv. However, in the 1950s, a public vote took place, deciding once and for all that Burlöv Municipality would never be a part of Malmö.

Overview

Arlöv is known for its

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industry, ''Sockerbolaget AB'' (owned by the Danish company

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). The town was also the home of the ''AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna'' (''Swedish Railway Works'') or ASJ, who in the 1970s also built several

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for

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, notably the

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II and III. Arlöv Church dates from 1900 and is Neo-Gothic in style; it was built to accommodate the growing congregation. Arlöv is mentioned in the song "''Hanna från Arlöv''" ("Hanna from Arlöv") by the 1970s Swedish band Nationalteatern. Notable people from Arlöv include rock artist

Kal P. Dal Carl Sven-Göran Ljunggren (28 January 1949, Arlöv – 18 January 1985), known by his stage name Kal P. Dal, was a rock musician from Arlöv in Scania (in Sweden). His most famous hit was the song "Blåa Sko'" ("Blue Shoes" in the Scanian dia ...

, footballer

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, and author Amanda Svensson. The former office building of Danisco Sugar was bought in 2008 by the

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who opened their new church, a so-called "''Ideal org''" there in 2009.

References

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