Vik, Sweden

Vik is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 319 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Vik
Vik
Vik
Coordinates: 55°37′N 14°17′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalitySimrishamn Municipality
Area
  Total0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total319
  Density526/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

It is the birthplace of the winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Svante Arrhenius, known for creating a mathematical model for the greenhouse effect, for the Arrhenius equation, and for Arrhenius acids/bases.

References

  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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