Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1293 Province Skåne County | Seat Hässleholm ISO 3166 code SE Website www.hassleholm.se | |
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Points of interest Hovdala Castle, Tykarpsgrottan Caves Museum, Hässleholms Museum, Møllerød kongsgård, Sinclairsholm Castle | ||
Hässleholm Municipality (Hässleholms kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Hässleholm.
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Map of H%C3%A4ssleholm, Sweden
The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Hässleholm (itself incorporated in 1914) was amalgamated with seven surrounding municipalities. Back in 1863 there were twenty-nine local government units (all rural) in the area.
The municipal coat of arms was granted in 1920 and registered for the new municipality in 1974. The cross symbolizes the railway junction, which is the origin of the town Hässleholm. The hazelnuts allude to the name Hässleholm, which roughly translates as "Hazel-isle".
At 1,306.27 km2 Hässleholm is the second largest municipality in Skåne County by total area. By land area Hässleholm is the largest in Skåne County with 1,268.53 km2 (Kristianstad Municipality short after with 1,246.25 km2), much due to its relatively small water area of 37.74 km2.
Localities
There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hässleholm Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.