Official Name: | Hästveda |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Scania#Sweden#European Union |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Hässleholm Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Scania County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Scania |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.49 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 1,623 |
Population Density Km2: | 652 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 56.2861°N 13.9361°W |
Hästveda is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010.
The etymology of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood, or forest where horses were kept.[2]
Hästveda Church is a medieval church with well-preserved both Romanesque and Gothic frescos.[2]
Hästveda railway station is situated on the Southern Main Line and is served by the Växjö–Hässleholm route of the regional rail network.[3]
In central Hästveda is the lake Lilla Sjö, which is part of a recreational area located next to the community park. A hostel is also run in the park during summer.
In Hästveda there is Hästveda church from the 12th century. The church has murals from the 12th and 15th centuries.
To the west of Hästveda is "Barnens by," which is a summer camp owned by Malmö Municipality. 5 km northwest of the town is Åbuamossen, where peat extraction has been conducted since 1905.