Burlöv Municipality (pronounced Burlove) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, just north of Malmö. It is the second smallest municipality in Sweden with an area of 18.9 km². The population totals 15,200 and the population density is 797/km². The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Skåne County, or Skåne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden. ... Malmö (  listen) is the largest of the cities in the province of Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden; and the third largest of the cities in Sweden. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The municipal seat is located in the town of Arlöv, which has come to form a conurbation with the city of Malmö (with a total of 270,000 inhabitants). Arlöv is a town in Scania, in southernmost Sweden, and the seat of Burlöv municipality. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Malmö (  listen) is the largest of the cities in the province of Scania (Skåne) in southern Sweden; and the third largest of the cities in Sweden. ...

The municipality has no forests, lakes, or streams, but has an abundance of high-voltage power grids, highways and railroads, as it is on the main line from Malmö to northern Sweden. Like the rest of Scania, much land is used for agriculture and there are several old farms, mills and other sights from the last centuries in the vicinity. A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). ... A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Running Stream The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ... Transmission towers Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric power transmission, or more accurately Electrical energy transmission, is the second process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Demography

The population of Burlöv has increased with almost 1,000 persons between 1986 and 2003, but it decreased last year. The largest part of the population increase has been due to high birth rates. Moving rates have played a small part, and is rather equalled, where – as is normal in smaller communities – young people move out and families with children move in.

The population is chiefly divided between:

• Arlöv, with 8,800 inh.
• Åkarp, with 5,300 inh.
• Burlövs egnahem, with 600 inh.

Arlöv is an early industrialized town dominated by multi-storey apartment buildings, with a working class character. Its largest industry is Arlöv Sugar Factory, to which large amounts of sugar beets are transported from all around Scania. Arlöv is a town in Scania, in southernmost Sweden, and the seat of Burlöv municipality. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ...

In Arlöv, the Burlöv Centre is also located. It is a large shopping mall in the region, but considered rather expensive.

Åkarp and Burlövs egnahem, consist of detached house districts. They have a suburban character from where people commute to commercial centres and work within the metropolitan area of South-Western Scania. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... South-Western Scania (Swedish: Sydvästra Skåne), or more seldom Greater Malmö (Stor-Malmö) or Metropolitan Malmö, is the metropolitan area surrounding the cities of Malmö and Lund in the southern-most part of Sweden. ...

Sights

The Old Church of Burlöv

Arlöv is located in the vicinity of agricultural fields, where the Old Church of Burlöv can be found, in the Burlöv Village. One of the oldest churches in Scania, it has mostly remained the way it was built in the 12th century, with its oldest parts concreted out of sandstone.

External links

• Burlöv (http://www.burlov.se/) - Official site