The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Hässleholm, itself incorporated in 1914, was amalgamated with seven surrounding municipalities. In 1863, there were 29 local government units, all rural, in the area.
The municipal coat of arms was granted in 1920 and registered for the new municipality in 1974. The cross symbolizes the railway junction, which is the origin of the town Hässleholm. The hazelnuts allude to the name Hässleholm, which roughly translates as "Hazel-isle".
Geography
At 1,306.27 km2 Hässleholm is the second largest municipality in Skåne County by total area. By land area Hässleholm is the largest in Scania County with 1,268.53 km2 (Kristianstad Municipality short after with 1,246.25 km2), much due to its relatively small water area of 37.74 km2.
Localities
There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hässleholm Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2020. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
This is a demographic table based on Hässleholm Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 52,201 residents, including 39,480 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 37.1% voted for the left coalition and 61.7% for the right coalition.
