Klörups häradshäkte
Hundred lock-up (häradshäkte) from 1809 in Klörup, furnished as a museum with a men's cell, a women's cell and a jailer's dwelling; visited through guided tours.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Klörups häradshäkte was built in 1809 and is colloquially called “Tjyvaholled”. It is the only building that today recalls the village's role as the court place of Skytts härad (Skytt hundred), where courts were held from 1690 to 1905. The village's location, where the Malmö–Ystad highway crossed the Lund–Trelleborg road, made it a natural court site, with a coaching inn and stagecoach traffic.
Three times a year, regular courts were held, usually for about six days. The accused were fetched from the prison in Malmö and held in the lock-up while the court was in session. The building retains its original layout, with a lock-up section and a jailer's dwelling separated by a porch. The cells are divided into a men's cell and a women's cell, with double wooden doors and barred windows. The jailer Anders Persson served here from 1851 to 1905.
The building was designed by county master builder (länsbyggmästare) Johan Nicolaus Knoch. Skytts härads hembygdsförening (Skytt hundred local heritage association) received the lock-up as a gift in 1943 and restored it in 1963–1964, when it also became a listed building. The lock-up section is furnished as a museum, the jailer's dwelling is furnished as in Anders Persson's time, and the bell tower of the courthouse was moved here in 1993. A small herb garden with fruit trees has been recreated by the house.
Highlights
- Men's and women's cells with carved dates and pictures in doors and window sills
- Jailer's dwelling furnished as in the 19th century
- Bell tower from the courthouse, moved here in 1993
- Listed building from 1964
- Recreated herb garden by the house
Permanent exhibition
- Häktet och fångvaktarbostaden – The lock-up section with men's and women's cells shows the justice system of earlier times, and the jailer's dwelling is furnished as it was in the 19th century.
- Operated by
- Skytts härads hembygdsförening
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Getting there & parking
The red brick lock-up building is by the old road in the village of Klörup.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits take place through a guided tour booked in advance with Skytts härads hembygdsförening. The association also shows Skegrie mölla (Skegrie mill) with its mill-farm museum and Håslövs mölla (Håslöv mill). |
