Ã…storp Municipality (''Ã…storps kommun'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in
Scania County in
South Sweden in southern
Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of
Ã…storp.
In 1974 "old" ''Ã…storp'' (a market town (''
köping
''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word '' kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Muni ...
'') since 1946) was amalgamated with
Kvidinge
Kvidinge is a locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,854 inhabitants in 2010.
It is famous as the death site of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. Crown Prince was inspecting the Scanian Hussar Reg ...
to form the present municipality.
Localities
There are 3
urban area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Åstorp Municipality.
In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.
A small part of
Ã…storp is situated in
Ängelholm Municipality.
References
Statistics Sweden
External links
*
Ã…storp Municipality- Official site
Municipalities of Skåne County
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