Perstorp Municipality
Encyclopedia
Perstorp Municipality is a municipality
in Skåne County
in southern Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town Perstorp
.
Perstorp was made a market town (köping
) in 1947. It was amalgamated with Oderljunga in the first of the two nation-wide local government reforms (1952). The reform of 1971 did not bring any new amalgamations, but the köping status was abolished.
(also called a Tätort or locality) in Perstorp Municipality, the municipal seat Perstorp
, with a population of 5,468 (2005).
The name Perstorp is perhaps most known by the company Perstorp AB, based in the municipality, employing 1,800 people worldwide. They are producing chemicals market and materials technology. They are also known for a subsidiary called Perstorp Flooring, producing laminate
and plastic
floor material.
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
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in 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 town Perstorp
Perstorp
Perstorp is a locality and the seat of Perstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 5,468 inhabitants in 2005. It is twinned with Newton Aycliffe, a town in the North-East of England.- References :...
.
Perstorp was made a market town (köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
) in 1947. It was amalgamated with Oderljunga in the first of the two nation-wide local government reforms (1952). The reform of 1971 did not bring any new amalgamations, but the köping status was abolished.
Locality
There is only 1 urban areaUrban 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...
(also called a Tätort or locality) in Perstorp Municipality, the municipal seat Perstorp
Perstorp
Perstorp is a locality and the seat of Perstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 5,468 inhabitants in 2005. It is twinned with Newton Aycliffe, a town in the North-East of England.- References :...
, with a population of 5,468 (2005).
The name Perstorp is perhaps most known by the company Perstorp AB, based in the municipality, employing 1,800 people worldwide. They are producing chemicals market and materials technology. They are also known for a subsidiary called Perstorp Flooring, producing laminate
Laminate
A laminate is a material that can be constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to the placing of something between layers of plastic and gluing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an...
and plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
floor material.
External links
- Perstorp - Official site
- Coat of arms
- Perstorp AB - The company Perstorp AB