Hörby Municipality () is a

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in the central part of

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in southern

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. Its seat is located in the town of

Hörby Hörby () is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019. 6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and TV transmitter. S ...

. 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

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s (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 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 municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 15,716 inhabitants, including 11,943 Swedish citizens of voting age. 33.2% voted for the left coalition and 65.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

History

Some historians claim

was founded in the 9th century A.D., but the truth is that no one knows exactly how old the village is. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

Hörby evolved into a centre of commerce, much due to its location, right in the middle of

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 ...

. The name "Hörby" comes from the old word "horg" which today would translate into "barrow" or "mound". As the name hints the woods surrounding Hörby are filled with old burial mounds (some dating back to the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

) and also some old cult places from the pre-Christian religion of

asatru Heathenry, also termed Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Paganism, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religious studies classify it as a new religious movement. Developed in Europe during the early 20th century, ...

. The same word has given name to the neighbouring village of

Höör Höör (formerly spelled Hör, ) is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010. Name The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th century), and later ...

Culture

Hörby Municipality still has much of the old cultural heritage remaining in the villages. Hörby is famous for being home to one of the transmitting stations specified on old MF radio receivers. The broadcasting signals (radio, TV) are still transmitted from the Teracom transmitting station in Östra Sallerup, 7 km south of the town of

. MF transmissions do not occur from Hörby any more, but from the new transmitter in

Sölvesborg Sölvesborg is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 10,024 inhabitants in 2013. Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a ''city''. Statis ...

, inaugurated in 1985, at the coast of the

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. On the first Wednesday and Thursday in July every year since 1748, the Hörby Market (''Hörby Marknad'') is held. It attracts thousands of visitors and is one of the three main traditional markets in

together with the markets of

Kivik Kivik () is a locality in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 960 inhabitants in 2010. It is in a part of Scania (Skåne) called Österlen. Kivik is known for its annual market, usually taking place on the third Monday through W ...

and

Sjöbo Sjöbo is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne county, Sweden with 6,724 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Sjöbo started growing when it became a stop on the railway between Malmö (to the west) and Simrishamn (to the east) in the ...

. The most famous personality from Hörby was the author

Victoria Benedictsson Victoria Benedictsson (6 March 1850 in Domme – 22 July 1888) was a Swedish author and playwright writing under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren. Despite her writing career being relatively short, she is, together with August Strindberg, regarded as o ...

(1850-1888).

Håkan Dahlby Håkan Dahlby (born 15 September 1965) is a Swedish double trap shooter, the winner of the 2003, 2004, and 2012 European Championships. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics after having the best final round of all finalists and moving from ...

was born in Västerstad, in Hörby municipality.

Gallery

Stenbro Hörby.jpg, Bridge in Hörby Nordenskirker Hoerby(02).jpg, Hörby church Swedish castle Osbyholm.jpg, Osbyholm castle Östraby kvarn.jpg, Windmill in Östraby

References

Statistics Sweden

External links

Hörby
- Official site

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