Hästveda Explained

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 VäxjöHässleholm route of the regional rail network.[3]

Society

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Wahlöö, Claes. 2014. Skånes kyrkor 1050-1949. sv. Kävlinge. Domus Propria. 136. 978-91-637-5874-4.
  3. Web site: Linjekarta . 17 July 2020 . Krösatågen.