Skurup Municipality
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- This page deals with both Skurup Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Skurup
Skåne in Sweden Skurup Municipality and Skurup in Scania  Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden |
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| Municipal facts | ||
| Seat | Skurup | |
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| County | Skåne County | |
| Province | Scania | |
Area
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195 km² 250th of 290 |
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Population
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14,243 153rd of 290 |
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| Population density | 73/km² | |
Skurup is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden.
The municipality covers an area of 195.7 km². Of the total population of 13,714, 6,871 are male, and 6,843 are female. The population density of the community is 70 inhabitants per km². Skurup is a part of Skånetrafikens 8th line between Malmö and Ystad
[edit] Trivia
- Nils Holgersson started his trip from Östra Vemmenhög in the southern part of *the municipality.
- Until the 1990's Swedens southernmost ski slope was located in Skurup
- August Strindberg has lived in Skurup. His chair is exhibited on the castle of Svaneholm
- Skurup is since 2005 considered a part of Greater Malmö by Statistics Sweden
- Skurup belongs to the world elite in pumpkin agriculture. 2005's pumpkin was 582 kg.
- Skurups Folk high school has one of Swedens most famous journalist educations.
[edit] Twin cities
- Maszlow, Poland
- Amt Franzburg-Richtenberg, Germany
[edit] External links
- Skurup - Official site
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