Official Name: | Höör |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Skåne#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Höör Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Skåne County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Skåne |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 16.64 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2020 |
Population Total: | 12976 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 55.9361°N 13.5472°W |
Höör (formerly spelled Hör, in Swedish pronounced as /ˈhœːr/) is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010.
The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th century), and later Hør and Hör. The present, unusual spelling with double "ö" was implemented by the Swedish postal service at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, it was a common practice in Sweden to write Swedish: här (for here) in the address of letters to be delivered within the same town. In order to avoid confusion between letters to be delivered locally and those intended for Hör, the postal service changed the town's name to Höör.[2]
Höör railway station is located on the northern side of the town and a five-minute walk into the central square. It is on the line between Kristianstad and Malmö, where there are frequent commuter trains running beyond Sweden to Copenhagen in Denmark.
The following services call at this station (incomplete):