Staffanstorp is a locality and the seat of

Staffanstorp Municipality Staffanstorp Municipality () is a municipality in Scania County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Staffanstorp. The municipality was formed by the local government reform of 1952, when 12 original units, created out of parishes ...

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with 14,808 inhabitants in 2010. Staffanstorp is the largest Scanian settlement that never acquired

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before their abolishment in Sweden in 1971.

Geography

The town is located at the centre of a large triangular fertile

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which reaches approximately 25 kilometres from the

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strait inwards in Scania. The base of the triangle follows the coast, approximately 25 kilometres starting in

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in the south.

History

As a village, it was mentioned in 14th-century sources, but it would remain fairly insignificant in the shadow of more important towns such as

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, Dalby and

. An inn and the local

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jail with two cells were located there in the 19th century. Staffanstorp has been the site for Housing Trade Shows, the first in 1970 with 43 furnished homes and 100.000 paying visitors, and the most recent in 1997 with 25 exhibited homes. In the 1990s, the town centre was recreated, taking inspiration from

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. The unpopular buildings from the 1960s were covered by new roofs, façades and more stories built in a traditional Scanian

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architectural style. A couple of multi-storey buildings were constructed on a lot that had previously been the local stadium, and the road plan was further complicated to make drivers slow down and, if possible, avoid going through the centre.

Schools

Staffanstorp has two '' högstadieskola'' schools (senior level of compulsory school), Baldersskolan and Hagalidskolan. As of 2023, approximately 3500 students are enrolled in all schools in Staffanstorp. Baldersskolan (formerly called Centralskolan until 2013) is located in the central part of Staffanstorp. The school houses students between the ages of 6 and 15 or F–9th grade. Baldersskolan also has ''matteprofilen'' in 7th–9th grade, where students can study matte 1c (high school level math) in 9th grade. Hagalidskolan also has an MFF academy. Internationella Engelska Skolan Staffanstorp opened its doors in August 2022. It is an independent school from F-Klass to Year 9. In 2022, 450 students were enrolled in the school.

Notable people

* Renate Cerljen, Miss Universe Sweden 2009 * Dick Harrison, historian * Anders Johnsson, sport shooter * Malin Strömberg, swimmer in the

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Anders Jansson Lars ''Anders'' Jansson, (born 9 October 1967 in Staffanstorp), is a Swedish comedian known for such TV-shows as Hipp Hipp and the Swedish version of QI. Jansson, as well as his close companion Johan Wester, started out his entertaining care ...

, comedian * Jonas Ridderstråle, business speaker and author

References

* Lärn-Nilsson & Larsson (2002), ''Staffanstorps Kommun 50 år'', ( Swedish) {{Authority control Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Staffanstorp Municipality 19th-century establishments in Malmöhus County