Höör Municipality

Höör Municipality (Höörs kommun) is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör.

Höör Municipality
Höörs kommun
Municipality
Coordinates: 55°56′N 13°33′E
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatHöör
Area
  Total320 km2 (120 sq mi)
  Land290.85 km2 (112.30 sq mi)
  Water29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total17,376
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1267
Websitewww.hoor.se

The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the merger of "old" Höör with the municipalities of Norra Frosta, Snogeröd and Tjörnarp parish from the dissolved Sösdala Municipality.

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