Östra Göinge Municipality

Municipalities of Skåne County

Östra Göinge Municipality (Östra Göinge kommun) is a municipality in Scania County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in Broby. The present municipality was formed in 1974 when the former municipalities of Broby, Glimåkra, Hjärsås and Knislinge were amalgamated. There are 8 smaller population centers (urban areas) in the municipality, where approximately 80 percent of the population lives, surrounded by sparsely populated rural areas.

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Östra Göinge Municipality
Vintergatan, Östra Göinge kommun

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N 56.25 °	E 14.066666666667 °

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Vintergatan

Vintergatan
289 42 Östra Göinge kommun
Sweden
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Broby, Sweden

Broby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbrûːbʏ]) is a locality and the seat of Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 3,561 inhabitants in 2020.

Emmislöv Church

Emmislöv Church (Swedish: Emmislövs kyrka) is a church in Emmislöv, Östra Göinge Municipality, Sweden. It was built c. 1200 and contains several medieval murals.

Fideicommissum (sculpture)

Fideicommissum is a public artwork by the Swedish artist Ann-Sofi Sidén, originally created in 2000 for the Wanås Sculpture Park in Skåne, Sweden. The work is an edition of six.

Knislinge

Knislinge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈknɪ̂sːlɪŋɛ]) is a locality situated in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 3,030 inhabitants in 2010.Knislinge Church is a well-preserved medieval church, containing a large number of medieval frescos.

Östanå, Östra Göinge

Östanå is a village situated in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 221 inhabitants in 2005.

Glimåkra

Glimåkra is a locality situated in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,383 inhabitants in 2010.

Hjärsås Church

Hjärsås Church (Swedish: Hjärsås kyrka) is a medieval church in Hjärsås, Östra Göinge Municipality, Skåne, Sweden. It was built in the 1230s in a Romanesque style. Unusually, the church exterior is decorated with paintings possibly from the 16th century. The interior contains 16th-century murals of a style not found elsewhere in Skåne. The church lies in the Diocese of Lund (Church of Sweden).

Hjärsås

Hjärsås is a locality situated in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 229 inhabitants in 2010.

Sibbhult

Sibbhult is a locality situated in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,364 inhabitants in 2010.

Hästveda

Hästveda is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,623 inhabitants in 2010.The etymology of Hästveda indicates that the name originally signified a wood, or forest where horses were kept.Hästveda Church is a medieval church with well-preserved both Romanesque and Gothic frescos.Hästveda railway station is situated on the Southern Main Line and is served by the Växjö–Hässleholm route of the Krösatågen regional rail network.

Torsebro

Torsebro (Swedish pronunciation: [tɔʂɛˈbruː]) is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 270 inhabitants in 2010.

Färlöv Church

Färlöv Church (Swedish: Färlövs kyrka) is a medieval Lutheran church in Färlöv in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.