Limhamns kalkbrott explained

Official Name:Limhamns kalkbrott
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type4:Borough of Malmö
Subdivision Name4:Limhamn-Bunkeflo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Malmö Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1896
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.5681°N 12.9361°W

Limhamns kalkbrott (Limhamn limestone quarry) or Kalkbrottet (the limestone quarry) is situated near Malmö, in the borough of Limhamn-Bunkeflo, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.

The present quarry was opened in 1866 but there was a predecessor already in the 1600s. The quarry is one of the largest open-pit mines in Northern Europe, measuring 1300 by 800 meters, with a depth of 65 meters. A railway line connected the quarry to a cement factory in the port of Limhamn. In 1968 about two kilometers of the railway was placed in a tunnel to reduce air pollution. Mining of limestone in the quarry ceased in 1994. Pumping that is maintained to this day prevents the quarry from turning into a lake.[2] The industries were torn down for housing developments in the 2010s. The open pit is a municipal nature reserve since 2011, notable for one of very few populations of the European green toad remaining in Sweden.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistikunderlag för Malmö . 2023-01-10 . 2023-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214141457/https://malmo.se/download/18.2ee594701840eb8de61bf3f/1673343688904/Statistikunderlag%20f%C3%B6r%20Malm%C3%B6%202023-01-10.xlsx . 2023-02-14 . live . Stadskontoret, Malmö stad.
  2. https://malmo.se/Kultur--fritid/Idrott--fritid/Natur--friluftsliv/Natur--parker/Naturreservat/Limhamns-kalkbrott.html (in Swedish)