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Hammenhög

Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.500°N 14.150°E / 55.500; 14.150
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Hammenhög
Hammenhög Church
Hammenhög is located in Skåne
Hammenhög
Hammenhög
Hammenhög is located in Sweden
Hammenhög
Hammenhög
Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E / 55.500°N 14.150°E / 55.500; 14.150
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalitySimrishamn Municipality
Area
 • Total1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total908
 • Density872/km2 (2,260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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