Hästveda

Hästveda
Hästveda Church
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Coordinates: 56°17′10″N 13°56′10″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Scania
County	Scania County
Municipality	Hässleholm Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	2.49 km^2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,623
• Density	652/km^2 (1,690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Hästveda is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

The etymology of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood, or forest where horses were kept.^[2]

Hästveda Church is a medieval church with well-preserved both Romanesque and Gothic frescos.^[2]

Hästveda railway station is situated on the Southern Main Line and is served by the Växjö–Hässleholm route of the Krösatågen [sv] regional rail network.^[3]

Society

In central Hästveda is the lake Lilla Sjö, which is part of a recreational area located next to the community park. A hostel is also run in the park during summer.

In Hästveda there is Hästveda church from the 12th century. The church has murals from the 12th and 15th centuries.

To the west of Hästveda is "Barnens by," which is a summer camp owned by Malmö Municipality. 5 km northwest of the town is Åbuamossen, where peat extraction has been conducted since 1905.

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. Wahlöö, Claes (2014). Skånes kyrkor 1050-1949 (in Swedish). Kävlinge: Domus Propria. p. 136. ISBN 978-91-637-5874-4.
3. "Linjekarta" (PDF). Krösatågen. Retrieved 17 July 2020.