Perstorp
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Perstorp | |
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 Perstorp train station | |
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  Perstorp  Perstorp | |
| Coordinates:56°08′N13°23′E/ 56.133°N 13.383°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Perstorp Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.43 km2(2.10 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,150 |
| • Density | 1,043/km2(2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Perstorpis alocalityand the seat ofPerstorp MunicipalityinSkåne County,Swedenwith 6,054 inhabitants (2018).[1]
History
[edit]19th Century
[edit]Modernization of Sweden: 1860–1910
[edit]Prior to themunicipal reforms of 1862,Perstorp was, just as all local governments, based on a church parish and was integrated with the church. Following the municipal reforms, it became a part of the rural municipality of Perstorp. On 23 May 1935, the municipal community of Perstorp was established.
20th Century
[edit]Post-war Sweden
[edit]In 1947, the rural municipality and the municipal community merged into thePerstorps Köping.With the1971 municipal reforms,it became a part of one of the 290 Swedish municipalities, the Municipality of Perstorp.
Until 1971, the village was part of theNorra Åsbodistrict court. From 1971 to 2001 it was part of the district court ofKlippan,since 2001 it has been part of thedistrict court of Helsingborg.
Demography
[edit]According toa 2015 statistic,there was a total population of 5 847 people, distributed over 576hectares(5.76 km2) within the Perstorp municipality.[2]This amounts to ca. 10,15 people per hectare, or about one person per square kilometre.
Sports
[edit]Perstorp is home to Perstorp Bälinge Sports Club (PBIK, Perstorp Bälinge Idrottsklubb), which was formed by a merger in 2012 of Perstorp Sports Club and Bälinge Boll och Idrottsklubb.[3]
Notable athletes from the locality include formerfootballerBjörn AnderssonandvolleyballplayerIsabelle Haak.
Twin towns
[edit]It is twinned withNewton Aycliffe,a town in the North-East ofEngland.
References
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- ^abc"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km22005 och 2010 "(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.14 December 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2012.Retrieved10 January2012.
- ^"Land area per agglomeration, population and inhabitants per square kilometre. Every fifth year 1960 - 2016". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^PBIK homepage
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