Lomma () is a

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and the seat of

Lomma Municipality Lomma Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden, about 10 km north of Malmö. Its seat is located in Lomma with secondary locality Bjärred being of almost equal population size. The present municipality was crea ...

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. In 2020 it had 13,772 inhabitants.

History

Lomma was mentioned in a deed of

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under the name ''Lumaby'' in the year 1085. Skåne's cultural centre at the time was the plains surrounding Lund and Dalby known as Lundaslätten. Lomma was a natural port for customs, shipping and trade, owing to its location at the mouth of the river Höje å, which was the main transport link via to

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, Lund, Heddinge (now named Kyrkheddinge) and Dalby. Lomma had city status at this time, though it subsequently lost it in favour of Malmö. Until the construction of a bridge across the Höje å in 1682, there was a ferry across the river. By 1682 there was already a brickworks in Lomma, but the settlement grew after Frans Henrik Kockum founded a brickworks -- at that time one of Sweden's largest -- in Lomma in 1854. It produced over 2.5 million bricks which led to the expansion of the harbour, since the sea was the natural means for onward transport. The soil round Lomma, in addition to being suitable for brick-making, could also be used for cement production. Skånska Cement AB was founded in 1871 and, beginning the following year, manufactured

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in Lomma. The lime, a key ingredient in cement, was sourced in part from Saltholm. Brick and mortar production were seasonal work and at most 350 people worked at the cement factory during the summer season. There was additionally an

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factory, known as ''Lomma Eternit'', which closed in 1977 after workers became ill following exposure to

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Geography

Lomma lies on . It is located to the west of

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and north of

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Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Lomma: * GIF Nike * Lobas * Lomma FBC

Notable people

* Hanna Bennison (born 2002), footballer for the Sweden national team and Everton * Filip Jörgensen (born 2002), Swedish born Danish professional footballer for

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Gallery

References

* Lärn-Nilsson & Larsson (2002), ''Lommas Kommun 50 år'', ( Swedish)

External links

Municipality of Lomma
{{Authority control Populated places in Lomma Municipality Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Coastal cities and towns in Sweden