Kävlinge
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Kävlinge | |
|---|---|
 Kävlinge
|
|
| Coordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E / 55.79389°N 13.11333°ECoordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E / 55.79389°N 13.11333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Kävlinge Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,049 |
| • Density | 1,932/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kävlinge is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
References [edit]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kävlinge |
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Observatörsrapport: Ammoniakolyckan i Kävlinge april 1996. Räddningsverket
- ^ Hög Passage Grave - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne
|
|||||
|
||||||||||||||
 |
This article about a location in Skåne County, Sweden is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
