Hässleholm
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Hässleholm is a
Overview
Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main
In 2000, Hässleholm's Cultural Center ("kulturhus") was opened. It features theatres, a library, a visitors center, and restaurants. East of the town center is the hometown park ("hembygdspark") with a statue called "Snapphanen", by the sculptor Axel Ebbe . The statue reminds of the area's history as a center for Scanian insurgents during the 17th-century struggles between Sweden and Denmark.
Some of the town's most distinctive architecture is located along First Avenue ("Första avenyn"). The Central Train Station is at the west end of the street, in the very heart of the town. Hässleholm's church (built in 1914) lies at the east end of the street. Hotell Statt, the main and oldest hotel, is located on the north side, and on the south side is the town's oldest building, which now holds stores, offices, and apartments.
The Swedish representative for the
In 2023, Hässleholm businessman Oddvar Lönnerkrantz told news site Frilagt that Sweden Democrat mayor, Hanna Nilsson had tried to hire him to force a local resident to drop his appeal of the city council's purchase of a building for an elderly care home.[2] As a result of these accusations, the Moderate Party and Christian Democrats pulled out of Hässleholm's coalition government, and called on Nilsson to resign.[3]
Sports
The local sports clubs are:
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Vikingar: Kommunalrådet ville leja oss som torpeder". Frilagt Hässleholm (in Swedish). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Löfgren, Emma (March 27, 2023). "Politics in Sweden: Sexual abuse allegations, 'big drama' and Vikings". The Local Sweden. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.