Trelleborg (trĕləbôr'yə), city (1990 pop. 22,850), Malmöhus co., extreme S Sweden, a port on the Baltic Sea. Manufactures include machinery, rubber, cement, and refined sugar. It is an important crossing point to continental Europe, with ferry connections to Germany. Trelleborg was founded in the Middle Ages and owed its early prosperity to abundant herring catches in the Baltic. Its modern growth dates from the late 19th cent. The name is sometimes spelled Trälleborg.
Trelleborg
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| Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Trelleborg, Sweden |
The country code is: 46
The city code is: 410
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For other uses, see Trelleborg (disambiguation).
| Trelleborgs kommun | |
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| County | Skåne County |
| Province | Scania |
| Seat | Trelleborg |
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| Population • Total |
52nd of 290 40,320 inhabitants |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
229th of 290 343.88 km² 342.07 km² |
| Density • Total |
42nd of 290 117.9 inhabitants/km² |
| Municipal code | {{{code}}} |
| Website | www.trelleborg.se |
| Area and population as of December 31, 2006 | |
Trelleborg Municipality (Trelleborgs kommun) is the southernmost municipality of Sweden, in Skåne County. Its seat is located in the city Trelleborg.
The present municipality was created in 1967 through the amalgamation of the City of Trelleborg with five rural municipalities. It consists of over thirty original local government units.
The municipality boosts 35 kilometers of predomninantly sandy beach in the south, beech woods to the north, and in between one of the most fertile soils in the world.
Localities
There are 8 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Trelleborg Municipality.
In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Trelleborg | 25,643 |
| 2 | Anderslöv | 1,680 |
| 3 | Gislövs läge och Simremarken | 1,462 |
| 4 | Smygehamn | 1,174 |
| 5 | Skegrie | 745 |
| 6 | Beddingestrand | 644 |
| 7 | Klagstorp | 341 |
| 8 | Alstad | 252 |
References
External links
- Trelleborg Municipality - Official site
- History (Used on April 29, 2005)
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