Arlöv
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Arlöv (Swedish pronunciation:
Overview
Arlöv is known for its sugar industry, Sockerbolaget AB (owned by the Danish company
Buildings
Arlöv Church dates from 1900 and is Neo-Gothic in style; it was built to accommodate the growing congregation. The former office building of Danisco Sugar was bought in 2008 by the Church of Scientology who opened their new church, a so-called "Ideal org" there in 2009.
Sport
A motorcycle speedway venue known as the Arlövs Motorstadion existed in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, it was the first speedway track in Malmö. It ran speedway around the football pitch near the Hamngatan road.[3][4]
Popular culture
Arlöv is mentioned in the song "Hanna från Arlöv" ("Hanna from Arlöv") by the 1970s Swedish band Nationalteatern.
Notable people
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Notable people from Arlöv include rock artist Kal P. Dal, footballer Pontus Jansson, and author Amanda Svensson.
References
- ^ Tätorter 2010 ( Memento des Originals from June 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.0 MB) , Information letter from the Swedish Statistics Office SCB (Swedish)
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
- ^ "Speedway in Arlöv in 1951". Kirseberg's Allehanda. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Vargarna Speedway". Formula2.se. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
