Staffanstorp
Encyclopedia
Staffanstorp is a locality
and the seat of Staffanstorp Municipality
, Skåne County
, Sweden
with 13,783 inhabitants in 2005. Of the Scanian towns that never acquired town privileges
before abolished in Sweden in 1971, Staffanstorp is the largest.
, reaching approximately 25 kilometres from the Øresund strait inwards in Scania. The base of the triangle follows the coast, approximately 25 kilometres starting in Malmö
in the south. As a village it is mentioned in 14th century sources, but it would remain fairly insignificant in the shadow of more important towns such as Lund
, Dalby and Malmö. An inn and the local hundred-jail with two cells were located there in the 19th century.
Staffanstorp expanded in the late 19th century due to railways (1875 and 1892) and a sugar factory (1885), that all were abolished about 100 years later.
A second wave of expansion is marked by the construction of a suburb
, chiefly for people working in the nearby cities of Lund and Malmö. The distance is approximately 15 minutes by car to the city centers. Some 35-45% of the inhabitants commute to work outside of the municipality. Starting in 1945 with a housing cooperative
building three 3-story buildings, Staffanstorp evolved from a village with a few industries and the local center in an agrarian district, to a suburb dominated by single-family detached homes. The population in 1952 was just slightly above 1.000. Between 1960 and 1975, the population tripled.
In 1973 a ten years' discussion ended over proposals to expand the cities of Lund and Malmö, dissecting the center of Staffanstorp. The town avoided being split in halves and remained the center of a municipality of its own.
Staffanstorp has been the site for Housing Trade Shows, the first in 1970 with 43 furnished homes and 100.000 paying visitors, and the most recent in 1997, with 25 exhibited homes. In the 1990s the town center was recreated with inspiration from New Urbanism
. The unpopular buildings from the 1960s were literally covered by new roofs, facades and more stories built in a traditional Scanian pastiche
architectural style, a couple of multi-storey buildings were added on a lot that had previously been the local stadium, and the road plan was further complicated in order to make drivers slow down and if possible avoid going through the center at all. The recreation has been well received by architects and inhabitants alike, all objectives have however not been met: The evaluation shows that availability of public transport
has increased although not to such a degree that it has influenced the need and use for family cars. According to the evaluation, the inhabitants do also not feel secure when walking in the recreated town center, to which growing vegetation and too speedy traffic contributes.
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...
and the seat of Staffanstorp Municipality
Staffanstorp Municipality
Staffanstorp Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Staffanstorp. Uppåkra, the former location for the city of Lund, is located in the municipality....
, 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...
, 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....
with 13,783 inhabitants in 2005. Of the Scanian towns that never acquired town privileges
Town privileges
Town privileges or city rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws. Common privileges were related to trading...
before abolished in Sweden in 1971, Staffanstorp is the largest.
History
The town is cituated at the center of a large triangular fertile plainPlain
In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or...
, reaching approximately 25 kilometres from the Øresund strait inwards in Scania. The base of the triangle follows the coast, approximately 25 kilometres starting in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
in the south. As a village it is mentioned in 14th century sources, but it would remain fairly insignificant in the shadow of more important towns such as 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...
, Dalby and Malmö. An inn and the local hundred-jail with two cells were located there in the 19th century.
Staffanstorp expanded in the late 19th century due to railways (1875 and 1892) and a sugar factory (1885), that all were abolished about 100 years later.
A second wave of expansion is marked by the construction of a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
, chiefly for people working in the nearby cities of Lund and Malmö. The distance is approximately 15 minutes by car to the city centers. Some 35-45% of the inhabitants commute to work outside of the municipality. Starting in 1945 with a housing cooperative
Borettslag
Borettslag or BL is the legal entity for housing cooperatives in Norway. The company is owned by those who live in the cooperative, the partholders. Each part gives the right to live in the cooperative, and thus in a particular apartment or house. A partholder is free to sell their part, but the...
building three 3-story buildings, Staffanstorp evolved from a village with a few industries and the local center in an agrarian district, to a suburb dominated by single-family detached homes. The population in 1952 was just slightly above 1.000. Between 1960 and 1975, the population tripled.
In 1973 a ten years' discussion ended over proposals to expand the cities of Lund and Malmö, dissecting the center of Staffanstorp. The town avoided being split in halves and remained the center of a municipality of its own.
Staffanstorp has been the site for Housing Trade Shows, the first in 1970 with 43 furnished homes and 100.000 paying visitors, and the most recent in 1997, with 25 exhibited homes. In the 1990s the town center was recreated with inspiration from New Urbanism
New urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...
. The unpopular buildings from the 1960s were literally covered by new roofs, facades and more stories built in a traditional Scanian pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
architectural style, a couple of multi-storey buildings were added on a lot that had previously been the local stadium, and the road plan was further complicated in order to make drivers slow down and if possible avoid going through the center at all. The recreation has been well received by architects and inhabitants alike, all objectives have however not been met: The evaluation shows that availability of public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
has increased although not to such a degree that it has influenced the need and use for family cars. According to the evaluation, the inhabitants do also not feel secure when walking in the recreated town center, to which growing vegetation and too speedy traffic contributes.