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Its original name was Malmhaug (with alternate spellings), meaning "Gravel pile" or "Ore Hill". An alternate and more gruesome story, stemming from the likeness of modern spelling "Malmö" to Swedish words "mal mö" (lit. "grind maiden"), suggests that a maiden was once ground up in a mill on what is now the town square.
The central city is Malmö. The municipality is part of Metropolitan Malmö and constitutes its own constituency in parliamentary elections in Sweden. [3] When the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863, the Old City of Malmö was made one of the country's 88 city municipalities and the first city council was elected.
Map of Sweden Stockholm, capital of Sweden Gothenburg Malmö. This is a list of cities in modern Sweden that once enjoyed city privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town (Swedish: stad, plural städer). The year indicates the year they were established or when they were granted a royal charter.
This is a list of Swedish place names in the United States. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics. Many places in the United States, especially smaller ones, have been named after Sweden-related topics.
Between 1985 and 1999, the city of Malmö had a joint administration for a number of museums in and around Malmö, and from 1985 to 2023 these were brought together under the name Malmö Museum. The museums that were merged were the City Museum, the Technical and Maritime Museum, the Nature Museum, the Art Museum and the City Antiquities ...
Malmö Castle (Swedish: Malmöhus or Malmöhus Slott) is a medieval castle located on Slottsholmen ("Castle islet") in Malmö, Sweden. It was built between 1526 and 1539 and is thus the oldest preserved Renaissance castle in the Nordic region .
Gamla staden ("Old town") is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the city district of Centrum, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.. The Old Town consists of Malmö's medieval city centre and the New Town, which was built in the early 19th century.
Amplitude Problem (born 1974), birth name Juan Irming; Swedish-American musician and producer; Promoe (born 1976), rapper and member of LoopTroop Rockers; May Qwinten (born 1983), pop and rock singer; Mats Söderlund (born 1969), singer, club manager, and model; Timbuktu (born 1975), rapper and reggae artist; Lilly Walleni (1875–1920), opera ...