Sjöbo is a

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and the seat of

Sjöbo Municipality Sjöbo Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo. The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former market town (''köping'') ''Sjöbo'' was ...

in Skåne county,

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with 6,724 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

Sjöbo started growing when it became a stop on the railway between

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(to the west) and

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(to the east) in the early 20th century. Today the town of Sjöbo cannot be reached by rail, but a road through central Scania crosses the municipality and town, while another large road from east to west also crosses it. Sjöbo holds the

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for the biggest " rulltårta" ever made. "Spettekaka" ("spit cake") is a cake made out of flour, sugar and eggs and baked on a type of rotisserie, or 'spit'. The town is also associated with many cases of opposition to immigration (see Refugee controversy in Sjöbo). In the 2010 election, the anti-immigration

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received 16% of the vote, the highest of any municipality. and also the highest results in the new elections of 2014 with 30%, 40% in 2018, and 43% in 202

References

Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Sjöbo Municipality {{Skåne-geo-stub