Hammenhög

For the Swedish novelist, see: Waldemar Hammenhög.
Hammenhög

Hammenhög Church
Hammenhög
Hammenhög
Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.500°N 14.150°E / 55.500; 14.150Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.500°N 14.150°E / 55.500; 14.150
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Simrishamn Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 908
  Density 872/km2 (2,260/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Hammenhög is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 908 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The village is named after a bronze-age grave, the first part of the name, Hammen-, refers to a person named Haming or Hamund, the second part, -hög, from the Old Norse word Haugr, means mound or barrow.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.