Trelleborg
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Trelleborg (Swedish pronunciation:
Etymology
The first written record of the name is from 1257, Threlæburgh. The name is found in many places in Scandinavia.[2] Borg means castle or stronghold and träl can mean thrall, but can also refer to the leaning poles on the outside of the medieval Viking stronghold. Remains of the original stronghold were excavated in 1988.
The name may also have originated from the stronghold that still remains in the center of the city. Strongholds like that have been found at several places around Scandinavia, mostly in the south of Sweden and Denmark, and are all called trelleborgs. The name is likely to have originated from that borg.[3][4]
History
The earliest written record of Trelleborg is from 1257. Three years later Trelleborg was presented as a wedding gift from the
In medieval times, Trelleborg had an important part in
Not until 1840 was Trelleborg allowed to become a merchant city, and not until 1867 did it regain its rights as a city of Sweden. Mostly this was thanks to the work of a few stubborn men, who had continuously been petitioning the Swedish
In 1962, in Trelleborg, a group of Macedonian political emigrants founded the Movement for the Liberation and Unification of Macedonia.[5]
The local government reform of 1971 made Trelleborg the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, covering both rural and urban areas.[6]
Transport
Road
Trelleborg is the southern endpoint for the European route E6 that goes north to Kirkenes, Norway. The E6 is a major artery for shipping goods into Sweden, connecting to the E22 in Malmö, and the E4 in Helsingborg.
Harbour and ferries
The harbour has a very strategic position, in the very far south of the
- to Klaipėda (Lithuania)
- to Travemünde (Germany)
- to Rostock (Germany)
- to Swinoujscie(Poland)
- to Rostock (Germany)
- to Swinoujscie(Poland)
Most of the ferry transports are lorries, and this makes Trelleborg's port the largest in Sweden in terms of goods by weight. In 2005, 11 million metric ton of goods passed through the port (along with almost 2 million passengers).[13]
Climate
Although Trelleborg does not have an official month to month weather station featured in SMHI's reports, its nearest weather stations in Falsterbo and Malmö both indicate an oceanic climate (Cfb) with warm and sometimes hot summers averaging in the low twenties Celsius most of the time and cool but generally not very cold winters with means at or just above freezing.
Today
At the end of the 19th century, Trelleborg became an industrial town and the foundation of modern Trelleborg has largely been created by a few large companies; most notably
It is today often visited by people travelling from Sweden to
Today Trelleborg has the second largest
Overlooking the harbour of
On 12 October 2017, several people were injured in shootings in the town, linked to
Sports and other leisure activities
The local scout corps is called Trelleborgs scoutkår.[17] Other places of interest include the bathhouse, local golf club, sporthalls, beaches and several parks.[18]
Notable individuals
- Andreas Isaksson - retired football player, played for Trelleborgs FF for two seasons.
- Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh - current mayor of Malmö Municipality since 2013, raised in Trelleborg
- Patric Kjellberg - retired ice hockey player
- Björn Kjellman - actor and singer
- Andreas Nilsson - handballer
- Olivia Nordgren - politician
- Amanda Ooms - actress and writer
- Alice Timander - dentist
- Kim Wall- journalist
- Franz Brorsson - football player
Culture
Trelleborg has two museums as of 2022, Trelleborgs Museum centered around the old viking castle rebuilt in the city, and another depicting different installations at different times.[20][21] Several different statues can be found around the city especially depicting the works of Axel Ebbe . An art i gallery can be found in the city depicting his works.[22]
Gallery
20th century
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Map of Trelleborg dated 1930
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Acoustic air-plane locator stationed in Trelleborg duringWorld War II
21st century
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Part of Trelleborg harbour
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Church of St. Nicolai
Twin cities
Trelleborg is twinned with:
See also
- Friary in Trelleborg
- Scania Market
- Ports of the Baltic Sea
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.
- ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
- ^ "Trelleborgen - Viking fortress in Trelleborg". GuidebookSweden. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Trelleborg - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Ilievski, Mile (2006). Документи за македонското национално движење во дијаспората (ОКМ-ДОМ-НОФМ (1st ed.). p. 5.
- ^ "Trelleborgs historia". www.trelleborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ a b "Hamnen".
- ^ "Öppet arkiv".
- ^ "Ferries between Germany, Poland and Sweden - TT-Line". ttline.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Färja till Tyskland - Åk bekvämt - Stena Line". stenaline.se. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line". ferries.se. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Gods- och passagerarfärjor". unityline.se. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ISBN 918530510-3, page 38
- ^ Uma Thurmans mormor staty i Trelleborg Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Sydsvenskan, 30 July 2006.(in Swedish)
- ^ "Sweden market shooting: Police rule out terrorism after gunman opens fire in Trelleborg". The Telegraph. 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Shooting that injured four in Swedish town of Trelleborg not terrorism". 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Startsida". Trelleborgs scoutkår (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Idrott, motion och friluftsliv". www.trelleborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "The Honourable Justice Mark Weinberg AO Monash Law". www.monash.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Trelleborgs museum". www.trelleborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Trelleborgen". www.trelleborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Axel Ebbes konsthall". www.trelleborg.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
External links
Media related to Trelleborg at Wikimedia Commons