Kirseberg

Kirseberg (literally "Cherry hill") was a city district (Swedish: stadsdel) in the north of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Centrum, forming Norr.[1] In 2012, Kirseberg had a population of 14,959 of the municipality's 307,758.[2] Its area was 640 hectares.[3]

Kirseberg
Former city district
The old watertower.
The old watertower.
Kirseberg's neighbourhoods
Kirseberg's neighbourhoods
CountrySweden
ProvinceScania
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityMalmö Municipality
Area
 • Total640 ha (1,580 acres)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total14,959
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

After World War I, many large tenement buildings were built in haste, often without sewers, and Kirseberg's water tower was quickly converted to housing to reduce the acute housing shortage. Most of Malmö's poor families lived here. In Kirseberg, especially in Kirsebergsstaden, one finds larger apartment buildings side by side with small, low town houses built when country villagers moved closer to the city in the beginning of the 20th century.

The Church of Kirseberg is an active part of the neighbourhood and each year arranges Backanatten ("The Hill Night"), a cultural event featuring theatre plays, music performances and other activities for children.

Kirseberg managed to survive urban renewal between the 1930s and 1980s, so the area's historic charm is well preserved.

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of Kirseberg were:

Demographics

28% of the population is born abroad, which is the same as the Malmö average.[4]

The ten largest groups of foreign-born persons are:

  1. Iraq Iraq (525)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Former Yugoslavia (424)
  3. Denmark Denmark (393)
  4. Poland Poland (391)
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (343)
  6. Hungary Hungary (144)
  7. Iran Iran (142)
  8. Lebanon Lebanon (95)
  9. Germany Germany (90)
  10. Romania Romania (86)

References
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  1. "Nystart för ett bättre Malmö". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Befolkningsbokslut Malmö 2012" (PDF). Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. "Blad1 (Areal)". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. "Mångfald 2009 – Malmö stad". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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