Svalöv Municipality

Svalöv Municipality (Svalövs kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in sothern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Svalöv.

The local government reform of 1952 grouped the 15 original entities into six larger municipalities. In two steps, 1969 and 1971 they were amalgamated to form the present municipality.

The most common housing category is one-family houses.

There are local pågatåg trains connecting Teckomatorp, in the south of the municipality, with Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg. To get to the town of Svalöv, one can take a bus (approximately 15 minutes) from Teckomatorp.

The villages Röstånga, Kågeröd, Teckomatorp, Svalöv itself and parts of Söderåsen National Park are located in the municipality. The villages are all connected via local buses.

The town of Svalöv also has an artificial lake and a small stream called the Svalöv Rivulet (Svalövsbäcken).

Urban areas

There are 6 urban areas (or localities) in Svalöv 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.

#	Locality	Population
1	Svalöv	3,344
2	Teckomatorp	1,644
3	Kågeröd	1,413
4	Billeberga	948
5	Röstånga	846
6	Tågarp	434

References

• Statistics Sweden

External link

• Svalöv - Official site
• Coat of arms