Hammenhög
Hammenhög is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 908 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Hammenhög | |
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 Hammenhög Church | |
  Hammenhög  Hammenhög | |
| Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Simrishamn Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 908 |
| • Density | 872/km2 (2,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village is named after a Bronze-Age grave, the first part of the name, Hammen-, refers to a person named Haming or Hamund, the second part, -hög, from the Old Norse word Haugr, means mound or barrow.
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
External links
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