Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 1233 | ISO 3166 code SE Website www.vellinge.se | |
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Points of interest Falsterbohus, Falsterbo Konsthall, Bärnstensmuseet, Andreas Lundbergagården, Månstorp Gables | ||
Vellinge Municipality (Vellinge kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vellinge.
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Map of Vellinge, Sweden
The present municipality is a result of the latest local government reform in Sweden. In 1974 the municipalities of Räng, Vellinge and Månstorp (all three created through amalgamation of even smaller units in 1952) amalgamated with the former Town of Skanör med Falsterbo to form a new Vellinge Municipality.
The municipality is considered to be one of the most economically well-off in Sweden, politically governed by a stable majority of the liberal conservative Moderate Party. Due to its low taxes, Vellinge Municipality is mainly populated by middle-class families, many commuting to Malmö (pop. 250,000).
Localities
There are nine urban areas (also called a tätort, i.e. locality) in Vellinge 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.
All of the urban areas are best characterized as affluent suburbs within the metropolitan area of southwestern Scania. Skanör-Falsterbo was an important medieval town.