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2018 Skåne Regional Election
Skåne County or Region Skåne () held a regional council election on 9 September 2018, on the same day as the general and municipal elections. Results The number of seats remained at 149 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 41, a drop of ten from 2014. Municipalities Images References {{Skåne County elections Elections in Skåne County Skåne Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ... 21st century in Skåne County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skåne County
Skåne County ( ), sometimes referred to as Scania County or just Scania in English, is the southernmost Counties of Sweden, county, or , of Sweden, mostly corresponding to the traditional Provinces of Sweden, province of Scania. It borders the counties of Halland County, Halland, Kronoberg County, Kronoberg and Blekinge County, Blekinge and connects to Capital Region of Denmark, Capital Region, Denmark by the Öresund Bridge across the Øresund strait. The seat of residence for the Governors of Skåne County, Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö. The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council are located in both Kristianstad and Malmö. The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged; it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, while its population of 1.3 million comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. Endonym and exonym When the new county was established in 1997, it was named ''Skåne län'' as its borders coincide with tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjuv Municipality
Bjuv Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bjuv. The amalgamations connected to the 1971 local government reform in Sweden took place in this area in 1974, when "old" ''Bjuv'' (a market town (''köping'') since 1946) was amalgamated with ''Billesholm'' and ''Ekeby''. History The municipal arms depicts a mining torch lighting up a dark area. The reason is that Bjuv Municipality has had a coal mining industry since the 18th century. In the end of the 19th century, the clay industry flourished, based on the coal. Localities There were two localities in the municipality in 2018. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Bjuv Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landskrona Municipality
Landskrona Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Scania County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Landskrona. The island of Ven, Sweden, Ven was added to the ''City of Landskrona'' in 1959. The amalgamations leading to the present municipality took place in 1967, 1969 and 1974. Since 1971 it is a municipality of unitary type, like all other municipalities of Sweden. The municipality, however, prefers to style itself ''Landskrona stad'' (''City of Landskrona''). This is purely nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality. Localities There are 8 Urban areas in Sweden, urban areas (Swedish: Tätort, or locality) in Landskrona 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. Districts Landskrona Municipality has since 2016 an administrative division of 8 districts. They are Annelöv, Asmundtorp, Glumslöv, Härslöv, Landskron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kävlinge Municipality
Kävlinge Municipality () is a municipality in Scania County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kävlinge. Localities There are nine urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Kävlinge 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. Barsebäck was the location of a nuclear power plant, opened in the 1970s, but after decades of Danish protests - Copenhagen being located just across the Öresund Sound - it closed in 2005. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Kävlinge Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 32,305 inhabitants, including 23,627 Swedish citizens of voting age. 38.0% voted for the left coalition and 61.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad. The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nationwide local government reform, and it has the largest area of the municipalities of Skåne County. In 1967 a number of rural municipalities were merged into the ''City of Kristianstad''. In 1971 more former units were added and the city became a unitary municipality. Finally in 1974, the last amalgamations took place, and the municipality reached its present size. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 35. Geography Its size of makes it the largest municipality in Skåne County by area. Localities There are 26 urban areas () in Kristianstad Municipality. In the table, the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2020. The municipal seat is in bold characters. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Kristianst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klippan Municipality
Klippan Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Klippan. The municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of the market town Klippan (itself instituted in 1945) with the rural municipality of ''Riseberga'' and part of ''Östra Ljungby''. Söderåsen National Park is partly situated within the municipality. Localities There were five localities in the municipality in 2018. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Klippan Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 17,742 residents, including 12,988 Swedish citizens of voting age. 33.6% voted for the left coalition and 64.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Buildings The Church of St. Peter, designed by Sigurd Lewerentz Sigurd Lewerentz ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höör Municipality
Höör Municipality () 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 the municipalities of Norra Frosta, Snogeröd and Tjörnarp parish from the dissolved Sösdala Municipality. Geography Höör Municipality credits itself by being different from the rest of Scania: Apart from agricultural areas, Höör Municipality also has several forests and the lake Ringsjön. Ringsjön is the second largest lake in Skåne County and covers some 40 km2, about three times the size of the town of Höör. The two main attractions of the municipality that draw visitors are the zoological garden Skånes Djurpark, and the ''Bosjökloster Castle'' established in the 12th century. The castle is situated in a scenic location in a cape in the lake Ringsjön; the zoological garden is situated just north of the town of Höör. Sights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hörby Municipality
Hörby Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Hörby. 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. Hörby is one of the most meadow-filled municipalities in Sweden. Localities There are 3 Urban areas in Sweden, urban areas (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. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Hörby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from Swedish Television, SVT's election platform, in turn taken from Statistiska Centralbyrån, SCB official statistics. In total there were 15,716 inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höganäs Municipality
Höganäs Municipality () is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, in Skåne County in the southern part of the country. Its seat is located in the city of Höganäs. The rural municipality Höganäs, in which the first ''municipalsamhälle'' (a kind of borough managing matters of urban character) of Sweden had been established in 1875, received the title of a city in 1936. In 1967 it was merged with ''Väsby''. The present municipality was created with the reform in 1971 when the city was amalgamated with ''Brunnby'' and ''Jonstorp''. Geography The municipality is located on the Kullen peninsula, the extreme part of which is known as the nature reserve Kullaberg hill, with the picturesque villages of Mölle and Arild. The nature reserve is an Important Bird Area of Sweden and a location of several rare plant species. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hässleholm Municipality
Hässleholm Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, 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 incorporated in 1914, was amalgamated with seven surrounding municipalities. In 1863, there were 29 local government units, all rural, in the area. The municipal coat of arms was granted in 1920 and registered for the new municipality in 1974. The cross symbolizes the railway junction, which is the origin of the town Hässleholm. The hazelnuts allude to the name ''Hässleholm'', which roughly translates as ''"Hazel-isle"''. Geography At 1,306.27 km2 Hässleholm is the second largest municipality in Skåne County by total area. By land area Hässleholm is the largest in Scania County with 1,268.53 km2 (Kristianstad Municipality short after with 1,246.25 km2), much due to its relatively small water area of 37.74 km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingborg Municipality
Helsingborg Municipality () is a municipality in Scania County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg, which is Sweden's eighth-largest city. The municipality had a population of 147,734 on 1 January 2019 and the metropolitan area has about 320,000 inhabitants. Between 1912 and 1971 the name of the town was officially spelled Hälsingborg (rather like the region of Hälsingland but unlike neighbouring Danish Helsingør and the Finnish capital Helsingfors (Helsinki)). The spelling was changed back to the older version when the present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''Town of Hälsingborg'' with four surrounding rural municipalities. Since the 1990s the municipality again styles itself ''Helsingborgs stad'' (''Town of Helsingborg''). This usage is only nominal and has no effect on the status of the municipality. Localities As of 2018, there were 16 urban areas the municipality. Districts The administrative division of Helsin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eslöv Municipality
Eslöv Municipality () is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden, situated in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Eslöv. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former ''City of Eslöv'' was amalgamated with a number of surrounding municipalities, most of them created by the earlier nationwide local government reform in 1952. The municipality has several interesting places. There are 11 castles. Hjularöd's castle was the setting of the Swedish TV classic ''Mystery of Greveholm'' broadcast by SVT. In the Västra Strö village by the church there is an ancient monument consisting of five standing stones and two runestones DR 334 and DR 335 dating from about the year 1000. Sweden's only sugar refinery lies in Örtofta, south of Eslöv. In Eslöv there are two nature reserves, Allmänningen and Abullahagen. The Stone Mountain, Eslöv Church and Hotel Sten Stensson Sten with the locally famous "Scanish Steps" lie in the middle of Eslöv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
