| Hofterup | |
|---|---|
Hofterup Church | |
  Hofterup  Hofterup | |
| Coordinates: 55°47′N12°58′E / 55.783°N 12.967°E Coordinates: 55°47′N12°58′E / 55.783°N 12.967°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Kävlinge Municipality |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,501 |
| • Density | 1,268/km2 (3,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hofterup is a locality situated in Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,501 inhabitants in 2010. [1]
Kävlinge Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kävlinge.
Skåne County, sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the southernmost county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Skåne. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connected to Capital Region, Denmark by the Oresund Bridge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö. The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council is the town of Kristianstad.
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.5 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi). The highest concentration is in the southern half of the country.
Hofterup is known for:
Hofterupsdösen, a stone chamber tomb from the Neolithic (stone age)
Hofterup church, one of the oldest churches in Scandinavia
Järavallen Nature Reserve, one of Skåne's largest public recreation areas
Its many horse farms and swimming pools (Northern Europe's most dense pool area according to unconfirmed reports)
Barsebäck Golf & Country Club - regarded as one of the top golf courses in Europe. The 2003 Solheim Cup was hosted here, as well as several Scandinavian Masters tournaments.
