Eslöv Municipality

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**Eslöv Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Skåne in Sweden Eslöv in Skåne Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Eslöv
	55° 50´ N, 13° 18´ E
	County	Skåne County
	Province	Skåne
	Area Rank	422 km² 194th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	30 144 81 of 290
	Population density	71/km²

Eslöv Municipality is a Swedish municipality in southern Sweden with its seat in the city Eslöv with 20,000 inhabitants. Today Eslöv largely serves as a suburb of Malmö and Lund.

The city of Eslöv received its privileges in 1911 after incorporating the parish of Västra Sallerup. Eslöv had been a town by its own since 1875. Today the city has a growing population of about 16 800 (2006). Eslöv was but a small village until the Southern Railline (Södra Stambanan) between Stockholm and Malmö was run through in the mid-1800s. Trade flourished around the new station and eventually it also attracted industrial settlings. Among the city's companies are Procordia Food AB (former Felix AB).

The municipality has several interesting places. There are 11 castles. Hjularöds castle was the place for the Swedish TV classic Mystery of Greveholm sent by SVT. In the Västra Strö village there are old rune stones from ca year 1000. Sweden's only sugar refinery lies in Örtofta in south of Eslöv. In Eslöv there are two nature reserves, Allmänningen and Abullahagen. The Stone Mountain, Eslöv Church and Hotel Sten Stensson Sten with the locally famous "Scanish Steps" lie in the middle of Eslöv. Maybe the most famous inhabitant of Eslöv is the comicer Johan Glans, who has made several TV series.

In the city, Sweden's highest wooden house, Lagerhuset is located. In 2007, it will open dwellings. The building was first built as a magasine for cereal during World War I.

In the city the medicine Salubrin was invented. Several big companies have productions here.