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WELCOME TO LOMMA
The Municipality of Lomma
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The municipality, situated in the west of Skåne on the coast of Öresund , was formed in the 1960s when the small market town of Lomma was merged with the large rural district of Flädie. In january 2009 the population amounts to about 20 450 inhabitants. Prominent features include good housing standards and the nearness to Öresund which affords ample opportunities for a rich outdoor life.
The local tax rates for 2009 are 29:63/100 kronor, including tax to Region Skåne.
Population
The municipality has three population centres: Bjärred with 9,250 inhabitants, Lomma with 9,700 and Flädie with about 240 inhabitants. The remaining 1,300 inhabitants live either in one of the villages of Fjelie, Önnerup, Lilla Lomma and Alnarp or in the outlying rural areas.
Economic development
One feature of Lomma´s economy is the large number of small enterprises. The municipality is the biggest employer with about 1,100 employees. The SLU, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) at Alnarp is another big employer within the municipality. Two of the major employers is within the private sector. The farming area covers 3000 hectares(about 7,410 acres ) and is typical of the countryside.
The employment situation is good both for men and women. More than 4,800 work within the municipality, mainly in the service sector and in manufacturing businesses.
There is considerable commuter activity from Lomma: about 6,700 of the inhabitants work in other municipalities, chiefly in Malmö or Lund, and about 2,600 people from other areas commute to work in Lomma.
Communications
Lomma borders on the municipalities of Malmö, Burlöv, Staffanstorp, Lund and Kävlinge. The motorway to Malmö and the main road to Lund facilitate fast transport. It takes about 15-20 minutes to drive to Malmö from the different parts of the municipality. Public transport is well developed with frequent bus connections with Malmö and Lund. The travelling time by bus Bjärred-Malmö is 20-30 minutes at peak hours (direct bus) and 30-40 minutes at off-peak hours.
The travelling time Lomma-Malmö, Lomma-Lund and Bjärred-Lund is 20-25 minutes. On weekdays, buses run every half hour on the routes Bjärred-Lomma-Malmö and Bjärred-Lund, at peak hours at shorter intervals. Between Lomma and Lund there is half-hourly traffic on weekdays and qarter-hourly at peak hours. The distance Lomma-Malmö is 8 kilometres , Lomma-Lund 10 km , Bjärred-Lund 10 km and Bjärred-Malmö 15 km .
Preparations are in progress for local passenger train services to start after 2016 on the route Kävlinge-Flädie-Lomma-Malmö.
Housing and Construction
At present, extensive housing development is underway in Lomma. Small houses and blocks of flats with varying contract conditions are being built. The waiting-time for flats varies from one to three years. For further information on local housing list, contact Catharina Lindkvist, tel. 040-641 11 90, Monday-Friday 10.00-12.00.
Child Care
The local authorities offer pre-schooling from the age of one year. An application must be submitted four months in advance. The best time to obtain a place is in August, as one age group then leaves kindergarten to enter school. It is also possible to receive pre- and after-school child care up to the 6th year of school. Further information on child care is obtainable at the UKF-förvaltningen (Youth and Culture Administration), tel. 040-6411000.
School
Child-care centres and schools are available in the population centres of Lomma and Bjärred. There is a Montessori school at Borgeby. The walking-distances to the schools in Lomma and Bjärred are short. Upper secondary/Highschool education is offered in Malmö and Lund.
Recreation and Culture
Lomma offers a wide range of recreational activities. A great many opportunities for sports and physical exercise are provided, for example on the sports grounds of Borgeby and Lomma. There are sports halls at Pilängskolan in Lomma and at Rutsborgsskolan and Bjärehovsskolan in Bjärred. In addition, there is the LBTK-hall in Bjärred with eight indoor tennis courts and many other indoor sports have their own premises.
Within the municipality there are more than 100 associations, societies and clubs offering a wealth of activities and interests.
A 27+18-hole golf course at Habo Ljung has been completed. In addition to golf, the leisure and recreation area of Habo Ljung invites rambling, jogging, scouting, dog training and horseback riding.
Wide beaches attract swimmers and sunbathers in the summer; in the winter you can go for a swim indoors at Pilängsbadet. Other tempting water activities are windsurfing and dinghy sailing both in Lomma and Bjärred. In between the bridges in Lomma Harbour there is space for about 200 boats.
Both Lomma and Bjärred have libraries with generous opening hours and an ample stock of reading, music and films as well as access to many computer bases. There are computers fitted for visually impaired persons, and both libraries have access to text telephony. Efforts are directed on children´s activities in collaboration with the child health service, schools and pre-school institutions, as well as on individual service to old and disabled persons, a project called “boken kommer" (the book comes to you).
A lot of cultural experiences are provided for children, in conjunction with schools and pre-school institutions. Programmes for children and families are arranged.
You are welcome to phone the local administration
for further information at 040-641 14 55
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