Dalby () is a

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and short-lived (11th century) former Latin Catholic diocese situated in

Lund Municipality Lund Municipality () is a municipality in Scania County, southern Sweden. Its seat is the city of Lund. As most municipalities in Sweden, the territory of municipality consists of many former local government units, united in a series of amalg ...

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with 6732 inhabitants in 2019. It is located about 10 km East-southeast of

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, and about 20 km East-northeast of

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. Dalby was a

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up until 1974, when it became part of

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. Between 1941 and 1954, Dalby was also a municipal urban area ("''municipalsamhälle''"). The

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is situated just northwest of Dalby. The old quarry ''Stenbrottet'' is located a couple of kilometres east of Dalby. It's a popular place for swimming and fishing and for couples to become engaged.

Bishopric

Dalby Church is one of the oldest stone churches in

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, for which the cathedral in Hildesheim served as a model. In 1060 the Danish King

Svend Estridsen Sweyn II ( – 28 April 1076), also known as Sweyn Estridsson (, ) and Sweyn Ulfsson, was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through hi ...

initiated the creation of a religious centre in Dalby, and possibly also constructed his royal residence there. From 1060, Dalby was a

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, on territory split off from the

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, under the bishop Egino, appointed by the German Archbishop Adalbert of Bremen. But as early as 1066 the English anti-bishop Henrik was enthroned in Lund, probably elected by the people and the clergy. In 1085 Canute the Saint decided to build a new cathedral in Lund and in 1104 Lund became the

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over Scandinavia. Another source holds the diocese was established in 1048 and suppressed in 1060. Until the

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in 1536, Dalby retained some importance as the site of an Augustinian

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and a

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of the Danish Crown.

Notable people

* Nils Grandelius, chess grandmaster * Fredrik Önnevall, journalist.

Gallery

File:Dalby (church).JPG, The entrance to the Holy Cross Church File:Dalby Norreskog Nature Reserve, Dalby, Lund, Scania, Sweden - May 2015.jpg, Dalby Norreskog Nature Reserve File:Windmill in Dalby, Sweden.JPG, Windmill in Dalby

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