Höör

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Höör
|image_skyline = Höör church.jpg
|image_caption = [[Höör Church]]
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|subdivision_name = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Höör Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Skåne County]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Skåne]]
|area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/miljo/markanvandning/tatorter/pong/tabell-och-diagram/statistiska-tatorter-2020-befolkning-landareal-befolkningstathet-per-tatort/ |title=Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort |date=2021-11-24 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv|access-date=2023-02-14}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 16.64
|population_as_of = 31 December 2020
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|population_total = 12976 
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset = +1
|timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
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'''Höör''' (formerly spelled '''Hör''', {{IPA|sv|ˈhœːr}}) is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Höör Municipality]], [[Skåne County]], [[Sweden]] with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />

==Name==
The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th century), and later Hør and Hör. The present, unusual spelling with double "[[ö]]" was implemented by the [[Posten (Sweden)|Swedish postal service]] at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, it was a common practice in Sweden to write {{lang|sv|här}} (for ''here'') in the address of letters to be delivered within the same town. In order to avoid confusion between letters to be delivered locally and those intended for Hör, the postal service changed the town's name to Höör.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.raa.se/app/uploads/2012/06/ortnamnen-och-kulturminneslagen.pdf|title=Ortnamnen och kulturminneslagen - Om tolkning och tillämpning av begreppet god ortnamnssed|language=sv|first=Staffan|last=Nyström|year=2001|publisher=[[Swedish National Heritage Board]]|page=11 |isbn=91-7209-215-7 }}</ref>

== Transport ==

Höör railway station is located on the northern side of the town and a five-minute walk into the central square. It is on the line between [[Kristianstad]] and [[Malmö]], where there are frequent commuter trains running beyond Sweden to [[Copenhagen]] in Denmark.

The following services call at this station (incomplete):

* Regional train (Øresundståg Regional): Karlskrona – Kristianstad – Hässleholm – Höör – Lund – Malmö – Copenhagen Airport (København Lufthavn) – Copenhagen Central (København H) – Østerport
* Regional train (Skånetrafiken Express): Alvesta – Hässleholm – Höör – Eslöv – Lund – Malmö
* Regional train (Skånetrafiken Regional): Höör – Eslöv – Lund – Malmö – Ystad – Simrishamn

== References ==
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{{Localities in Höör Municipality}}
{{Skåne County}}
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{{Attached KML}}
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[[Category:Municipal seats of Skåne County]]
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]
[[Category:Populated places in Höör Municipality]]

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