Perstorp Municipality


Perstorp Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Perstorp.
Perstorp was made a market town in 1947. It was amalgamated with Oderljunga in the first of the two nationwide local government reforms. The reform of 1971 did not bring any new amalgamations, but the köping status was abolished.

Locality

There is only 1 urban area in Perstorp Municipality, the municipal seat Perstorp, with a population of 5,468.
The name Perstorp is perhaps most known by the company Perstorp AB, based in the municipality, employing 1,800 people worldwide. They are producing chemicals market and materials technology. They are also known for a subsidiary called Perstorp Flooring, producing laminate and plastic floor material.