Kävlinge

Kävlinge

Kävlinge

Place in Skåne, Sweden

Kävlinge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕɛ̂ːvlɪŋɛ])[3] is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 32,341 inhabitants in 2021.[2]

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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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Population in the country, counties and municipalities on December 31, 2021 and population change in October–december 2021". Statistiska Centralbyrån. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. [3]
    Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
  4. [4]
    "Observatörsrapport: Ammoniakolyckan i Kävlinge april 1996" (PDF) (in Swedish). Räddningsverket. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  5. [5]
    "Hög Passage Grave - Passage Grave in Sweden in Skåne". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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