Lund Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Skåne County

Skåne County

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, southern Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Lund

Lund

-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

.

As most municipalities in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, the territory of Lund Municipality consists of a lot of former local government units, united in a series of amalgamations

Amalgamation (politics)

A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...

. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is 22. At the time of the nation-wide municipal reform of 1952 the number had been reduced to six. In 1967 the rural municipality Torn (itself created in 1952 was added to Lund. The City of Lund was made a unitary municipality in 1971 and amalgamated with Dalby, Genarp, Södra Sandby and Veberöd in 1974 completing the process.

Dalby Söderskog

Dalby Söderskog

Dalby Söderskog is a small national park in the province of Scania in southern Sweden, situated in the municipality of Lund, near Dalby. It has an area of 0.36 km² and consists of broadleaf forest. It was established in 1918, when it was thought to be a unique remnant of primeval forest. In fact,...

, one of Sweden's national parks, is located within the municipality between the Dalby and Lund

Lund

-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...

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Localities

There are nine urban area

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

s (or localities

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

) in Lund Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2010. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Lund Lund -Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...	82,800
2	Södra Sandby Södra Sandby Södra Sandby is the second largest locality in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,136 inhabitants in 2010.It is situated about 10 km east of Lund and 30 km north-east of Malmö. Södra Sandy is known for its beautiful landscape and its child friendly atmosphere.- References :...	6,136
3	Dalby	5,708
4	Veberöd Veberöd Veberöd is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,717 inhabitants in 2005. It is near Vombsjö, the lake that supplies the water to Malmö....	4,062
5	Genarp Genarp Genarp is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,647 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost urban area in Lund Municipality, located in Bara Hundred.Most of Genarp consists of residential areas with single-family homes...	2,892
6	Stångby Stångby Stångby is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 677 inhabitants in 2005....	1,218
7	Idala Idala Idala is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 739 inhabitants in 2005....	738
8	Torna Hällestad Torna Hällestad Torna Hällestad is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 572 inhabitants in 2005.The town church, dating from the 12th century, features mural paintings from the 15th century. Three runestones, dating from the 10th century, were walled in to the structure in the 19th...	584
9	Revingeby Revingeby Revingeby is a locality situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 538 inhabitants in 2005....	545

Twin towns — sister cities

Lund has a sister city in each of the Nordic countries, as well as in other countries.
Viborg Municipality

Viborg municipality

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, Denmark

Denmark

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 Hamar

Hamar

is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...

, Norway

Norway

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 Porvoo

Porvoo

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, Finland

Finland

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 Dalvík

Dalvík

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, Iceland

Iceland

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 Nevers

Nevers

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, France

France

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 León

León, Nicaragua

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, Nicaragua

Nicaragua

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 Greifswald

Greifswald

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, Germany

Germany

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 Zabrze

Zabrze

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, Poland

Poland

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External links

• Lund Municipality - Official site