Västra Skrävlinge
socken
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in
Scania
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, formerly part of the
Oxie
Oxie () is a locality and was a city district () in the south-east of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, the city district was merged with Fosie, forming Söder. In 2012, Oxie had a population of 12,453 of the municipality's 307,758. ...
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101.
In mathematics
100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...
, was 1911 merged into the city of
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 the area has been part of
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 ...
since 1971, and from 2016 part of the Västra Skrävlinge,
Möllevången
Möllevången, also called Möllan, is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Södra Innerstaden, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It covers an area of , bordered by five streets: Bergsgatan, Amiralsgatan, Nobelvägen a ...
and
Sofielund district
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.
The area of the parish was 10,27 sq km (3,96 sq mi). In 1929 it had 5,799 inhabitants. Part of the Malmö district of
Rosengård
Rosengård (literally "Rose Manor") was a city district () in the center of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Husie, forming Öster. In 2012, Rosengård had a population of 23,563 of the municipality's 307,758. It ...
is located in the parish, as well as the
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
of Västra Skrävlinge.
History of Administration
The parish has medieval origins.
At the
Swedish municipal reforms of 1862 The Swedish municipal reforms of 1862 defined new Swedish local governments, called ''Kommun'' in Swedish and usually called municipalities in English.
Before the 1862 reform, local governments in Sweden were based on church parishes and were inte ...
, the socken's responsibility for