Kvidinge

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Kvidinge
Kvidinge Church
Kvidinge
Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E / 56.133°N 13.067°E / 56.133; 13.067Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E / 56.133°N 13.067°E / 56.133; 13.067
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Åstorp Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 1,854
 • Density 1,211/km2 (3,140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kvidinge is a locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,854 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Monument to Charles August
It is famous as the death site of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.[2] Crown Prince was inspecting the Scanian Hussar Regiment troops on its training ground Kvidinge Heath at Kvidinge. Crown Prince Charles John (later King Karl XIV Johan) proposed that a memorial to the incident would be raised. City architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell was commissioned to design the monument, which was completed in 1826.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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. 
  2. ↑ Mykland, Knut. "Christian August". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009. 
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