| Huaröd | |
|---|---|
Huaröd church | |
  Huaröd  Huaröd | |
| Coordinates: 55°50′N13°58′E / 55.833°N 13.967°E Coordinates: 55°50′N13°58′E / 55.833°N 13.967°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Kristianstad Municipality |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 242 |
| • Density | 534/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Huaröd is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 242 inhabitants in 2010. [1]
An urban area or tätort in Sweden has a minimum of 200 inhabitants and may be a city, town or larger village. It is a purely statistical concept, not defined by any municipal or county boundaries. Urban areas referred to as cities or towns for statistical purposes have a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. In 2010, there were 1,956 urban areas in Sweden, covering 85% of the Swedish population.
Kristianstad Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad.
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.
The village itself is located on Linderödsåsen about 30 kilometres south of Kristianstad and about 15 km from the coast.
The Linderödsåsen is a ridge, geologically a horst, in the province of Skåne in southernmost Sweden. It lies at the edge of the Baltic shield, in the Tornquist Zone, and continues with the Hallandsås in north western direction towards the Kattegat.
Katja Geiger (Katja of Sweden), Carl-Adam Nycop, Mats Rondin and Geoff Bunn are some public figures who have chosen to live in Huaröd. It is also home to a chamber orchestra.
Katja Ingergard Geiger, better known as Katja of Sweden, was a Swedish fashion designer.
Mats Rondin was a Swedish cellist and conductor.
