Lund Municipality
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| Sweden with the province Skåne (Scania) highlighted Missing image Svcmap_skane.png Lund municipality and seat in Scania Missing image Lund_Municipality_in_Scania.png See also:Municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Missing image Lund_City_Arms.jpg | |
| Seat | Lund | |
| County | Skåne County | |
| Province | Scania | |
| Area Rank | 430 km² 189th of 290 | |
| Population Rank | 101,423 (2005) 12th of 290 | |
| Density | 235/km² | |
Lunds kommun is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden.
The town of Lund, with a population of 73,840, is the natural center of the municipality, but administrative reforms of the 1970s led in 1974 to the incorporation of the towns of:
- Södra Sandby, pop. 5,586
- Dalby, pop. 5,469
- Veberöd, pop. 3,569
- Genarp, pop. 2,511
These towns are part of the South-Western Scania metropolitan area, chiefly serving as suburbs for Malmö and Lund.
Other suburbs within the municipality include:
- Idala, pop. 712
- Stångby, pop. 674
- Revinge by, pop. 540
- Torna Hällestad, pop. 534
(All figures as of 2000.)
The national park Dalby Söderskog is situated between Dalby and Lund.
External links
- Lund (http://www.lund.se/) - Official site
- LundaPortalen (http://www.lundaportalen.com/) - Independent webportales:Lund
