Hammenhög
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| Hammenhög | |
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 Hammenhög
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| Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.5°N 14.15°ECoordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.5°N 14.15°E | |
| 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.
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- ^ a b c "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. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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