Dalby, Lund Municipality

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Dalby (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a locality and short-lived (11th century) former Latin Catholic diocese situated in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6732 inhabitants in 2019.^[1] It is located about 10 km East-southeast of Lund, and about 20 km East-northeast of Malmö.

Dalby was a

Lund municipality. Between 1941 and 1954, Dalby was also a municipal urban area

("municipalsamhälle").

The

Dalby Söderskog national park

is situated just northwest of Dalby.

The old quarry Stenbrottet is located a couple of kilometres east of Dalby. It's a popular place for swimming and fishing and for couples to become engaged.

Bishopric

the cathedral in Hildesheim served as a model. In 1060 the Danish King Svend Estridsen initiated the creation of a religious centre in Dalby, and possibly also constructed his royal residence there.^[2]

From 1060, Dalby was a

Egino

, appointed by the German Archbishop Adalbert of Bremen. But as early as 1066 the English anti-bishop Henrik was enthroned in Lund, probably elected by the people and the clergy. In 1085

archbishopric

over Scandinavia.

Another source holds the diocese was established in 1048 and suppressed in 1060.

Until the

Protestant Reformation in Denmark in 1536, Dalby retained some importance as the site of an Augustinian monastery and a demesne

of the Danish Crown.

Famous people

Nils Grandelius, chess grandmaster
Fredrik Önnevall, journalist.

Gallery

The entrance to the Holy Cross Church
Dalby Norreskog Nature Reserve
Windmill in Dalby

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistiska tätorter 2018, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort; mi0810_2019a01_tatorter2018_bef_arealer.xlsx" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 24 March 2020.
ISBN 9789186297282
.

Sources and external links

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Localities in Lund Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden

Dalby

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Revingeby

Södra Sandby

Stångby

Torna Hällestad

Vallkärra

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[scb-1] "Statistiska tätorter 2018, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort; mi0810_2019a01_tatorter2018_bef_arealer.xlsx" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 24 March 2020.

[2] ISBN 9789186297282
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