Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1281 Province Skåne County | Seat Lund ISO 3166 code SE Website www.lund.se University Lund University | |
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Area 439.9 km² (427.2 km² Land / 12.68 km² Water) Points of interest Botaniska trädgården, Lund Cathedral, Kulturen, Stadsparken - Lund, Klosterkyrkan | ||
Lund Municipality (Lunds kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lund.
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Map of Lund, Sweden
As most municipalities in Sweden, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of amalgamations. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 22. At the time of the nationwide municipal reform of 1952 the number had been reduced to six. In 1967 the rural municipality Torn (itself created in 1952 was added to Lund. The City of Lund was made a unitary municipality in 1971 and amalgamated with Dalby, Genarp, Södra Sandby and Veberöd in 1974 completing the process.
Dalby Söderskog, one of Sweden's national parks, is located within the municipality between Dalby and Lund.
Localities
There are nine urban areas (or localities) in Lund Municipality.
In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Twin towns — sister cities
The municipality is twinned with the following local government areas: