Kävlinge

Kävlinge (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕɛ̂ːvlɪŋɛ])^[3] is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 32,341 inhabitants in 2021.^[2]

Kävlinge
Kävlinge Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 55°47′38″N 13°06′48″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Kävlinge Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	32,341
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area. This was the biggest evacuation operation in Swedish history.^[4]

Near Kävlinge is the site of the Hög passage grave, a Bronze Age barrow covering a Neolithic burial chamber. Hög means mound from the Old Norse word haugr for hill. The finds from the excavations are in the Lund University Historic Museum.^[5]

Battle of Lund

Kävlinge is located north of Lund and has a river passing through called Kävlingeån (translated Kävlinge River). The river played an important role at the events leading up to the Battle of Lund, during the Scanian War.