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ARTICLES RELATED TO Malmö - Culture | | | |  Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - CultureThe Old Cemetery (Gamla Kyrkogården), - established in 1819 - and located in the city center, appalled William S. Burroughs when he briefly visited Malmö in the 1950s. In The Naked Lunch he notes that the city was dreadful since he could not find any open bar or cinema; thus there was nothing to do except staying in the hotel room, waiting for the ferry back to Copenhagen.
This was asserted by several other visitor to Malmö during the last decades, but, with the closure of the ship-industry of Kockums, and the new con ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - History Malmö is held to have been founded in what was then Denmark, in the 13th century as a fortified quay or ferry berth of the Archbishop of Lund, some 20 kilometers north-east. Its original name was Malmhaug (“Sandpile”), but in the Middle Ages, German merchants from Lübeck settled there and named it Elbogen (“Elbow”) for the curve at its shoreline that existed at the point.
Around 1290, construction on the St Petri Church began. It was the first Gothic church to be built within Sweden's present-day borders. Similar Brick Gothi ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sports The best known football (soccer) team in Malmö is Malmö FF, who play in the top-level Allsvenskan. They had their period of glamour in the 1970s and 1980s, when they won the league several times. In 1979, they advanced to the finals of the European Cup, now the UEFA Champions League. The 1990s brought them nothing but difficulties, culminating in relegation in 1999, although they would return to the top flight at the first opportunity. However, several of the players with a foreign background have proven to be golden geese for the team. Th ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sites of interest The city is gaining in popularity as a tourist destination. It retains much historical charm with an "old town" section filled with small shops.
Nightlife and music scene are mainly centered around two places: Lilla Torg ("Little Square") is encircled by trendy pubs and upmarket night clubs, while the district of Möllevången ("the Mill Meadow") houses hang-outs for artists and good opportunities for live music.
In August each year a festival, Malmöfestivalen, fills the streets of Malmö with different kinds of cui ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Gallery Malmö public library
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Malmö Castle, now housing a museum
The Oresund Bridge, connecting Malmö to Copenhagen
St. Pauli Church built circa 1890
Central station, built circa 1920
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Gallery Library of Malmö
Library of Malmö
Library of Malmö; inside view
Library of Malmö; inside view
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Kungsparken (King's Park)
Malmö Castle, now housing a museum
The Oresund Bridge, connecting Malmö to Copenhagen
St. Pauli Church
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Government The legislative body of the city of Malmö is the 61-member City Council, elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The council appoints the city's main governing bodies, the 11-member executive committee and the 8 governing commissioners. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the Mayor.
The current Mayor of the City of Malmö is Ilmar Reepalu, of the Social Democratic Party.
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Geography Malmö is located at 13°00' east and 53°35' north. Its location in southernmost Sweden makes it closer to the Italian town of Milan than to the northernmost Swedish town Kiruna.
Malmö is part of the transnational Oresund Region and since 2000 the Oresund Bridge crosses the Oresund strait to Copenhagen. The bridge was inaugurated July 1, 2000, and measures 8 kilometres (the whole link totalling 16km), with pylons reaching 204.5 metres vertically. Except the Helsingborg-Helsingør ferry links further north, most ferry ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Demographics Malmö urban area, Malmö tätort with 250,000 inhabitants, consists of the urban part of the municipality (including Limhamn, an independent town until 1915) together with the small town of Arlöv in the municipality of Burlöv. Both municipalities also include smaller urban areas and rural areas, such as the suburbs of Oxie and Åkarp. Malmö tätort is to be distinguished from Malmö stad (The city of Malmö) that is an official name of Malmö municipality, althouth this termi ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Economy The economy of Malmö was traditionally based on shipbuilding (Kockums) and construction related industries, such as concrete factories. The region's leading university, with associated hi-tech and pharmaceutical industry, is located in Lund about 16km to the north-east. As a result, Malmö had a troubled economic situation following the mid-1970s. However, during the last few years there has been a revival. Contributing factors have been the economic integration brought about by the bridge, the university college (Malmö Högskola) founded in 1998, the university of Lund with its School of Technology (LTH), and effects of in ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Education Malmö has a variety of both public and private schools. One of the most notable private schools is Bladins, with an impeccable reputation and huge waiting lists. Malmö Borgarskola is the largest high school in the city, also holding the renowned IB school, one of the best in the World, rivaling that of London, Paris and New York. Other schools with old traditions are Malmö S:t Petri skola [1] and Malmö Latinskola.
Malmö has the country's eighth largest teaching site (Malmö Högskola) established in 1998, with 1,300 employees and 21,000 students (as of 2003). Also the Lund University (established in 1668) h ...
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| | | | Malmö - Culture: Encyclopedia II - Malmö - Sites of interest The city is gaining in popularity as a tourist destination. It retains much historical charm with an "old town" section filled with small shops. Malmö also offers a late-medieval castle, housing a small city museum and a fairly large art gallery.
Nightlife and music scene are mainly centered around two places: Lilla Torg ("Little Square") is encircled by trendy pubs and upmarket night clubs, while the district of Möllevången ("the Mill Meadow") houses hang-outs for ar ...
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