Vik, Sweden
Vik is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 319 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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| Coordinates: 55°37′N 14°17′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Simrishamn Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 319 |
| • Density | 526/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- "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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