Sjöbo
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Sjöbo is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality
in Skåne County
, Sweden
with 6,364 inhabitants in 2005.
(to the west) and Simrishamn
(to the east) in the early 20th century. Today the town of Sjöbo cannot be reached by rail, but a road through central Scania crosses the municipality and town, while another large road from east to west also crosses it.
Sjöbo possess the Guinness World Record for the biggest "spettekaka
" ever made. "Spettekaka" ("spit cake") is a cake made out of flour, sugar and eggs and baked on a spit.
The town is also associated with many cases of opposition to immigration (see Refugee controversy in Sjöbo
).
Sjöbo Municipality
Sjöbo Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Sjöbo.The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former market town Sjöbo was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities...
in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 6,364 inhabitants in 2005.
Overview
Sjöbo started growing when it became a halt on the railway between MalmöMalmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
(to the west) and Simrishamn
Simrishamn
Simrishamn is a locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,546 inhabitants in 2005. Simrishamn is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city....
(to the east) in the early 20th century. Today the town of Sjöbo cannot be reached by rail, but a road through central Scania crosses the municipality and town, while another large road from east to west also crosses it.
Sjöbo possess the Guinness World Record for the biggest "spettekaka
Spettekaka
Spettekaka or spettkaka ") is a local dessert of the southern parts of Sweden, chiefly in the province of Scania but also in Halland...
" ever made. "Spettekaka" ("spit cake") is a cake made out of flour, sugar and eggs and baked on a spit.
The town is also associated with many cases of opposition to immigration (see Refugee controversy in Sjöbo
Refugee controversy in Sjöbo
The refugee controversy in Sjöbo, Sweden, refers to the surrounding events of the 1988 referendum that banned the Sjöbo Municipality from admitting foreign refugees...
).