Höör Explained

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.

Name

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]

Transport

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):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort . 2021-11-24 . . sv. 2023-02-14.
  2. Book: Nyström, Staffan. Ortnamnen och kulturminneslagen - Om tolkning och tillämpning av begreppet god ortnamnssed. sv. 2001. Swedish National Heritage Board. 11 . 91-7209-215-7 .