Hofterup
Hofterup is a locality situated in Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,501 inhabitants in 2010. The etymology of the name suggests it may originally have meant "the settlement of Horte", Horte being and old Scandinavian male name.Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barsebäck Castle and Hofterup Church.
Barsebäck Castle
Castle
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barsebäck Castle is a castle in the village of Barsebäck, Kävlinge Municipality, close to the shore of Öresund in Scania, southern Sweden. It has existed in various versions at its present location since the 12th century, but only received its current shape during a major renovations and rebuildings in 1889 and 1940. Barsebäck Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Hofterup.
Hofterup Church
Church
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hofterup Church, medieval church in the province of Skåne, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund. It is one of the oldest and most well-preserved Romanesque churches in Scandinavia.
Västra Karaby Church
Church
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Västra Karaby Church is situated 4 km east of Hofterup.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Järavallen and Lundåkra.
Lundåkra
Hamlet
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lundåkra is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Hofterup.
Löddeköpinge
Village
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Löddeköpinge is the second-largest locality in Kävlinge Municipality, Scania County, Sweden, with 6,290 inhabitants as of 2010. Löddeköpinge is about 10 km southwest of the municipal seat Kävlinge and about 5 km from Barsebäck nuclear power plant. Löddeköpinge is situated 4 km south of Hofterup.
Hofterup
- Type: Village with 3,810 residents
- Description: urban area in Kävlinge Municipality, Sweden
- Categories: urban area in Sweden and locality
- Location: Kävlinge Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.79833° or 55° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
12.97677° or 12° 58′ 36″ eastPopulation
3,810Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9F7JQXXG+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 2022765249OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2706054Wikidata ID
Q2676260
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hofterup” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hofterup”
- Chinese: “Hofterup”
- Danish: “Hofterup”
- Dutch: “Hofterup”
- Finnish: “Hofterup”
- French: “Hofterup”
- German: “Hofterup”
- Irish: “Hofterup”
- Italian: “Hofterup”
- Ladin: “Hofterup”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hofterup”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hofterup”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hofterup”
- Norwegian: “Hofterup”
- Polish: “Hofterup”
- Slovenian: “Hofterup”
- Spanish: “Hofterup”
- Swedish: “Hofterup”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hofterupsdösen and Järavallen Conference Center.
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