Hammenhög
Place in Skåne, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Swedish novelist, see Waldemar Hammenhög.
Hammenhög is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 908 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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Hammenhög | |
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Coordinates: 55°30′N 14°09′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Skåne |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Simrishamn Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 908 |
• Density | 872/km2 (2,260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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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]