Tomelilla Municipality
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Tomelilla is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden.
The municipality covers an area of 398.7 km². Of the total population of 12,372, 6,159 are male, and 6,213 are female. The population density of the community is 31 inhabitants per km².
Famous
Tomelilla was made famous by Tage Danielsson (1928-1985) and Hans Alfredsson (1931-), who directed and acted in numerous movies that were filmed in and around Tomelilla:
- Äppelkriget (1972)
- Ägget är löst (1975)
- Picassos äventyr (1978)
- Den enfaldige mördaren (1982)
- P&B (1983)
- Jim & piraterna Blom (1986)
If it wasn't for these movies and their popularity, Tomelilla wouldn't have more than a spot on the map. Quite a few famous people own houses in the countryside around Tomelilla. To mention a few:
- Hans Alfredsson (directory/actor)
- Gösta Ekman (actor)
- Ulf Lundell (singer)
- Gudrun Schyman (politician)
External links
- Tomelilla (http://www.tomelilla.se/) - Official site
- Österlen (http://www.osterlen.se/) - Official sitede:Tomelilla