Perstorp

Perstorp is a locality and the seat of Perstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,054 inhabitants (2018).[1] It is twinned with Newton Aycliffe, a town in the North-East of England.

Perstorp
Perstorp train station
Perstorp train station
Coat of arms of Perstorp
Coat of arms
Perstorp is located in Skåne
Perstorp
Perstorp
Perstorp is located in Sweden
Perstorp
Perstorp
Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°23′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityPerstorp Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[1]
 • Total7,150
 • Density1,043/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Modernization of Sweden: 1860–1910
Main article: Modernization of Sweden

Prior to the municipal 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.

Post-war Sweden
Main articles: History of Sweden (1945–1967) and History of Sweden (1967–1991)

In 1947, the rural municipality and the municipal community merged into the Perstorps Köping. With the 1971 municipal reforms, it became a part of one of the 290 Swedish municipalities, the Municipality of Perstorp.

Until 1971, the village was part of the Norra Åsbo district court. From 1971 to 2001 it was part of the district court of Klippan, since 2001 it has been part of the district court of Helsingborg.

Demography

According to a 2015 statistic, there was a total population of 5 847 people, distributed over 576 hectares (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

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 former footballer Björn Andersson and volleyball player Isabelle Haak.

References
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  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. "Land area per agglomeration, population and inhabitants per square kilometre. Every fifth year 1960 - 2016". Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. PBIK homepage


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