Arlöv (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̌ːɭœv])[2] is the seat of Burlöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It is statistically not defined as a locality of its own, but forms part of the contiguous city of Malmö, 5 km northeast of downtown Malmö. Out of Malmö's 344,000 inhabitants, 11,000 live in Arlöv. However, in the 1950s, a public vote took place, deciding once and for all that Burlöv Municipality would never be a part of Malmö.
Arlöv | |
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 Old preserved windmill | |
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| Coordinates: 55°38′0″N 13°05′0″E / 55.63333°N 13.08333°E | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province |  Scania |
| County |  Skåne |
| Municipality | Burlöv Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 538 km2 (208 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 10,284 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Overview
editArlöv is known for its sugar industry, Sockerbolaget AB (owned by the Danish company Danisco). The town was also the home of the AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna (Swedish Railway Works) or ASJ, who in the 1970s also built several automobiles for SAAB, notably the Saab Sonett II and III.
Buildings
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Arlöv Church dates from 1900 and is Neo-Gothic in style; it was built to accommodate the growing congregation. The former office building of Danisco Sugar was bought in 2008 by the Church of Scientology who opened their new church, a so-called "Ideal org" there in 2009.
Sport
editA motorcycle speedway venue known as the Arlövs Motorstadion existed in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, it was the first speedway track in Malmö. It ran speedway around the football pitch near the Hamngatan road.[3][4]
Popular culture
editArlöv is mentioned in the song "Hanna från Arlöv" ("Hanna from Arlöv") by the 1970s Swedish band Nationalteatern.
Notable people
editThis article's list of people may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (March 2024) |
Notable people from Arlöv include rock artist Kal P. Dal, footballer Pontus Jansson, and author Amanda Svensson.
References
edit- ^ Tätorter 2010 ( Memento des Originals from June 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.0 MB) , Information letter from the Swedish Statistics Office SCB (Swedish)
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
- ^ "Speedway in Arlöv in 1951". Kirseberg's Allehanda. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Vargarna Speedway". Formula2.se. Retrieved 2 March 2024.