Kävlinge
Place in Skåne, Sweden
Coat of arms
55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E / 55.79389°N 13.11333°E / 55.79389; 13.11333
(31 December 2021)[2]
Kävlinge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕɛ̂ːvlɪŋɛ])[3] is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 32,341 inhabitants in 2021.[2]
In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area. This was the biggest evacuation operation in Swedish history.[4]
Near Kävlinge is the site of the Hög passage grave, a Bronze Age barrow covering a neolithic burial chamber. Hög means mound from the Old Norse word haugr for hill. The finds from the excavations are in the Lund University Historic Museum.[5]
Battle of Lund
Kävlinge is located north of Lund and has a river passing through called Kävlingeån (translated Kävlinge River). The river played an important role at the events leading up to the Battle of Lund, which was a battle in the Scanian War.
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Population in the country, counties and municipalities on December 31, 2021 and population change in October–december 2021". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
- ^ "Observatörsrapport: Ammoniakolyckan i Kävlinge april 1996" (PDF) (in Swedish). Räddningsverket. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Hög Passage Grave - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
External links
Media related to Kävlinge at Wikimedia Commons
Kävlinge travel guide from Wikivoyage
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