Höör Municipality

Höör Municipality (pop. 14,000) is a Municipality in Skåne County, in southern Sweden where the Scanian town Höör (pop. 7,000) in the midth is seat and largest urban area.

It was formed in 1969 through a merge with Norra Frosta municipality, Snogeröd municipality and Tjörnarp parish.

Höör credits itself by being different from the rest of Skåne: Apart from the agricultural areas most Skåne hosts, Höör also has several forests and the lake Ringsjön. Ringsjön is the second largest lake in Skåne and covers some 40 km², about three times the size of the town Höör. 1: written brochure HöörGuide (2005), and a tourist map (2005), from the Tourist Information in Höör.

Sunset over Ringsjön

The two main attractions of the municipality that draws visitors from the rest of Scania are the zoological garden Skånes Djurpark, and the Bosjökloster Castle established in the 12th century. The castle is situated in a scenic location in a cape in the lake Ringsjön; the zoological garden is situated just north of the town Höör.

One of the ponds of the town

Sights in the town proper are few in the little town with its 7,000 inhabitants, but it has a large 12th century church, with a north transept from 1769 (an unusual date for Skåne churches), and a 19th century tower, and some picturesque older houses. A peaceful place, most houses are of one or two storeys. There are no larger streets, and the main square is unappealing. Adding to the picturesque image are the two centrally located quiet small ponds and the thickly foliaged trees and bushes surrounding them, which increasing into thickness until the unite with the forests surrounding the town.

A car used by municipal workers with the coat of arms

The train station is located on the line from Kristianstad to Malmö and making it quick and easy to commute. Also basically situated through the town is a large road leading north and south.

The locally semi-known rock band Subtitle is based in Höör; it is also the only place it is recognized in.

Parish Churches

From 1 January 2006 Höör municipality contains two parishes, Höör parish, incorporating the old parishes Hallaröd, Höör, Norra Rörum, and Munkarp, and parts of Ringsjö parish (the old parishes Bosjökloster and Gudmuntorp). Ringsjö parish also includes the old Hurva parish, which is in Eslöv Municipality. There are thus six former parish churches:
*Bosjökloster (12th Century Romanesque, former abbey church, by Bosjökloster Castle)
*Gudmuntorp (1860, replacing 12th Century church)
*Hallaröd (Late 12th Century Romanesque, extended in the 19th Century, late Gothic chalk paintings)
*Höör (Late 12th Century Romanesque, 19th Century tower, important Romanesque baptismal font)
*Norra Rörum (ca 1200, Romanesque, separate 18th century steeple, large burial chapel from 1770s)
*Munkarp (1884, but contains baptismal font and pulpit from older church)

References

External links

*Höör - Official site
*Bosjökloster Castle
* Ringsjon.se - Project Ringsjön - In Swedish only