Hyllinge Explained

Official Name:Hyllinge
Pushpin Map:Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Åstorp Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.62
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:2,204
Population Density Km2:1360
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.1°N 63°W

Hyllinge is the second largest locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,204 inhabitants in 2010.

The settlement grew up in the 19th century around a coal mine. The first Swedish cases of the Spanish flu were detected here in 1918.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .