Lund
Located in Lund Municipality, Skåne County Coordinates: 55°42′21″ N 13°11′36″ E
- Population
- 87,244
- 87.2K
- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Lund
Lund is a city. Location: Lund Municipality, Skåne County. Population: 87,244. Elevation: 51 m.
Lund (, US also LU(U)ND; Swedish: [ˈlɵnːd] ) is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town had 94,393 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 130,288 as of 2023. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Scania County. The Öresund Region, which includes Lund, is home to more than 4.2 million people. Archeologists date the founding of Lund to around 990, when Scania was part of Denmark. From 1103 it was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lund, and the towering Lund Cathedral, built c.
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At a glance
- Built
- 10th century
- Area
- 27.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Most populous of 28 places in Lund Municipality
- Nearest larger town: Malmö, 16 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources