Staffanstorp Explained

Official Name:Staffanstorp
Pushpin Map:Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Staffanstorp Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.63
Population As Of:31 December 2022
Population Total:31,718
Population Density Km2:2235
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.6333°N 25°W

Staffanstorp is a locality and the seat of Staffanstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 14,808 inhabitants in 2010. Staffanstorp is the largest Scanian settlement that never acquired town privileges before their abolishment in Sweden in 1971.

Geography

The town is located at the centre of a large triangular fertile plain which reaches approximately 25 kilometres from the Øresund strait inwards in Scania. The base of the triangle follows the coast, approximately 25 kilometres starting in Malmö in the south.

History

As a village, it was mentioned in 14th-century sources, but it would remain fairly insignificant in the shadow of more important towns such as Lund, Dalby and Malmö. An inn and the local hundred jail with two cells were located there in the 19th century.

Staffanstorp has been the site for Housing Trade Shows, the first in 1970 with 43 furnished homes and 100.000 paying visitors, and the most recent in 1997[2] with 25 exhibited homes. In the 1990s, the town centre was recreated, taking inspiration from New Urbanism. The unpopular buildings from the 1960s were covered by new roofs, façades and more stories built in a traditional Scanian pastiche architectural style. A couple of multi-storey buildings were constructed on a lot that had previously been the local stadium, and the road plan was further complicated to make drivers slow down and, if possible, avoid going through the centre.

Schools

Staffanstorp has two högstadieskola schools (senior level of compulsory school), Baldersskolan and Hagalidskolan. As of 2023, approximately 3500 students are enrolled in all schools in Staffanstorp.[3]

Baldersskolan (formerly called Centralskolan until 2013) is located in the central part of Staffanstorp. The school houses students between the ages of 6 to 15 or F-9th grade. Baldersskolan also has matteprofilen in 7th-9th grade, where students can study matte 1c (high school level math) in 9th grade.[4]

Hagalidskolan also has an MFF academy.

Internationella Engelska Skolan Staffanstorp opened its doors in August 2022. It is an independent school from F-Klass-Year 9. In 2022, 450 students were enrolled in the school.

Notable people

References

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 .
  2. Web site: Rundvandring.
  3. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Grundskola och förskoleklass . 2024-02-02 . staffanstorp.se . sv.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-02 . Baldersskolan . 2024-02-02 . staffanstorp.se . sv.