Höör Municipality (Höörs kommun) is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör.
Höör Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°56′N 13°33′E / 55.933°N 13.550°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Skåne County |
| Seat | Höör |
| Area | |
| • Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| • Land | 290.85 km2 (112.30 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,376 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scania |
| Municipal code | 1267 |
| Website | www.hoor.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the merger of "old" Höör with the municipalities of Norra Frosta, Snogeröd and Tjörnarp parish from the dissolved Sösdala Municipality.
Geography
editHöör Municipality credits itself by being different from the rest of Scania: Apart from agricultural areas, Höör Municipality also has several forests and the lake Ringsjön. Ringsjön is the second largest lake in Skåne County and covers some 40 km2, about three times the size of the town of Höör.[3]
The two main attractions of the municipality that draw visitors are the zoological garden Skånes Djurpark, and the Bosjökloster Castle established in the 12th century. The castle is situated in a scenic location in a cape in the lake Ringsjön; the zoological garden is situated just north of the town of Höör.
Sights in the town proper are few in the little town with its 7,000 inhabitants, but it has a large 12th-century church, with a north transept from 1769 (an unusual date for Skåne churches) and a 19th-century tower, along with some picturesque older houses. A peaceful place, the typical Höör house is one or two storeys tall, with no large streets. Adding to the picturesque image are two centrally located small ponds with densely foliaged trees and bushes surrounding them, which increases in thickness until they unite with the forests surrounding the town.
Localities
editThere are six localities in the municipality. Population as of December 31, 2005.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Höör | 7 379 |
| 2 | Sätofta | 1 160 |
| 3 | Tjörnarp | 742 |
| 4 | Ormanäs och Stanstorp | 422 |
| 5 | Ljungstorp och Jägersbo | 384 |
| 6 | Norra Rörum | 203 |
A small part of Löberöd is also within Höör Municipality.
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Höör Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 16,929 residents, including 12,804 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 39.8% voted for the left coalition and 58.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Bokeslund | 1,749 | 1,320 | 38.9 | 59.2 | 83 | 88 | 12 | 27,040 | 46 |
| Centrum | 1,426 | 1,149 | 42.1 | 56.5 | 75 | 79 | 21 | 19,909 | 33 |
| Frostavallen | 1,802 | 1,397 | 38.1 | 60.2 | 81 | 89 | 11 | 26,642 | 47 |
| Maglasäte | 1,521 | 1,305 | 42.8 | 56.2 | 84 | 87 | 13 | 26,431 | 55 |
| Ormanäs | 1,719 | 1,303 | 43.6 | 54.4 | 77 | 79 | 21 | 23,301 | 41 |
| Orup | 1,891 | 1,351 | 39.4 | 59.5 | 84 | 88 | 12 | 29,384 | 48 |
| Snogeröd | 1,677 | 1,215 | 28.6 | 69.3 | 84 | 85 | 15 | 28,291 | 42 |
| Stanstorp | 1,710 | 1,231 | 37.5 | 60.8 | 85 | 88 | 12 | 27,803 | 50 |
| Tjörnarp | 1,672 | 1,271 | 38.5 | 59.9 | 78 | 84 | 16 | 24,232 | 36 |
| Veterinärsomr. | 1,762 | 1,262 | 48.9 | 49.7 | 82 | 84 | 16 | 26,880 | 45 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
Parish churches
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From January 1, 2006, Höör Municipality contains two parishes, Höör parish, incorporating the old parishes Hallaröd, Höör, Norra Rörum, and Munkarp, and parts of Ringsjö parish (the old parishes Bosjökloster and Gudmuntorp). Ringsjö parish also includes the old Hurva parish, which is in Eslöv Municipality. There are thus six former parish churches:
- Bosjökloster (12th century Romanesque, former abbey church, by Bosjökloster Castle)
- Gudmuntorp (1860, replacing 12th-century church)
- Hallaröd (late 12th century Romanesque, extended in the 19th century, late Gothic chalk paintings)
- Höör (late 12th century Romanesque, 19th-century tower, important Romanesque baptismal font)
- Norra Rörum (ca 1200, Romanesque, separate 18th century steeple, large burial chapel from the 1770s)
- Munkarp (1884, but contains baptismal font and pulpit from older church)
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
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References
edit- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ 1: written brochure HöörGuide (2005), and a tourist map (2005), from the Tourist Information in Höör.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Höör i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Vänorter -". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
External links
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- Höör - Official site
- Coat of arms
- Bosjökloster Castle
- (in Swedish) Ringsjon.se - Project Ringsjön