Simrishamn

Simrishamn

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Simrishamn


image_caption = Stora Rådmansgatan street
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Simrishamn Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Skåne County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Scania
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 4.48
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 6,546
population_density_km2 = 1461
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=55 |latm=33 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=14 |longm=21 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Simrishamn is a town in Scania, southern Sweden and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County. It has a population of 6,546 as of 2005.

Simrishamn is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a "city". Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.

Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street ("Storgatan"), that passes the market square, itself being the center of the town.

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History

Simrishamn is first mentioned (as "Symbrishafn") in 1161 and as a town in 1361. "Simris" has been interpreted as "the mouth of the slow-flowing (river)", [Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003] meaning present-day Tommarpsån. It has been speculated that the name should have something to do with the Cimbri, a Germanic tribe, but that is a very unlikely theory. In 1658, when Scania under the Treaty of Roskilde was permanently transferred from Denmark to Sweden, the town had a population of about 200 people. The growth was relativly small until about 1810 when it reached 700 inhabitants, growing to 1365 in 1850 and 1966 in 1890 [ [http://www2.historia.su.se/urbanhistory/cybcity/stad/simrishamn/befolkning.htm Cyber City] ] . The local government reform of 1971 made Simrishamn the seat of Simrishamn Municipality with about 20,000 inhabitants.

ee also

*Simris Runestones

References

External links

* [http://www.simrishamn.se/ Simrishamn] - Official site
* [http://www.osterlen.se/ Österlen] - Official site


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