Viken, Sweden

Viken
Viken
Coordinates: 56°09′N 12°34′E / 56.150°N 12.567°ECoordinates: 56°09′N 12°34′E / 56.150°N 12.567°E
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Höganäs Municipality and
Helsingborg Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 4,227
 • Density 1,728/km2 (4,480/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Viken is a bimunicipal locality situated in Höganäs Municipality and Helsingborg Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 4,227 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It has a surface area of 224 hectares. 223 of these are in the Höganäs municipality.

Well known for its harbour, the village has a long history of seafaring and fishing. It is also known for the distinctive changing rooms lining its coast.

Viken is known to have been the home of billionaire Carl-Eric Björkegren, who disappeared without a trace in 1994.[2] Theories vary in terms of what happened. In 2005, he was declared dead by the Stockholm District Court.

The creator of the Swedish comic character Bamse lived and died in Viken.

Etymology

Viken is the definite form (the noun + the definite suffix -en) of the Old Norse word vík meaning an inlet or creek (UK).[3]

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. ↑ "Carl-Erik Bjorkegren". The Doe Network. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ↑ Norwegian-English Dictionary (Einar Haugen. University of Wisconsin Press. page 483)
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