Hököpinge is a

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situated in

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with 1,105 inhabitants in 2010. It lies about 2 km north of

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. The village contains mostly older buildings along small roads. However, in the village's outer reach there are newly built four-storey buildings in "factory style" at the former factory. In 2017, a new plan for about 100 homes, a primary school and a shop has been approved.

History

Researchers believe that around the 12th century this was a marketplace, mainly because of its position. Hököpinge is located close to the sea and was well protected against wars inland, an ideal place for a marketplace. The name Hököpinge comes from the Old Norse word ''Haukrs'', which means "marketplace". In 1346 the name was spelled Hököpingel, in 1479 Hökiobinge and in 1567 Höykiöpinge. The main road that went between the two larger cities

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

and

Trelleborg Trelleborg () is a town in Skåne County, Sweden, with 43,359 inhabitants as of 31 December 2015. It is the southernmost town in Sweden located some west from the Smygehuk, southernmost point of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula. It is one ...

went by Hököpinge and not by

. This stresses the importance of Hököpinge's role in trading.

Recent history

On 11 November 2009 it was revealed that

would have the municipalities' first lodging for refugee children set up in a hostel in Hököpinge. The lodging for the

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children was set up by the private company, Attendo Care, commissioned by

Malmö Municipality Malmö Municipality (), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania). The central city is ...

. This was opposed by many politicians in

, claiming support of the inhabitants of Hököpinge. Vellinge hasn't accepted refugees before this.

References

Populated places in Vellinge Municipality {{Skåne-geo-stub