Simrishamn

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Simrishamn
Stora Rådmansgatan street
Stora Rådmansgatan street
Simrishamn (Sweden)
Simrishamn
Simrishamn
Coordinates: 55°33′N 14°21′E / 55.55, 14.35
Country Sweden
Municipality Simrishamn Municipality
County Skåne County
Province Skåne
Area [1]
 - Total 4.48 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 6,546
 - Density 1,461/km² (3,784/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Simrishamn is a town in Scania, southern Sweden and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County. It has a population of 6,546 as of 2005. Simrishamn is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.

Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street (Storgatan), that passes the market square, itself being the center of the town.

Saint Nicolai Church, a medieval church in central Simrishamn
Saint Nicolai Church, a medieval church in central Simrishamn

Simrishamn has been pointed out as plausible origin of the Cimbri, a Germanic tribe.

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  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.

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Simrishamn is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
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Localities in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
Localities:
Baskemölla  · Borrby  · Brantevik  · Gärsnäs  · Hammenhög  · Kivik  · Sankt Olof  · Simris  · Simrishamn (seat)  · Skillinge  · Vik  · Vitaby  · Östra Tommarp

Coordinates: 55°33′N, 14°21′E