Simrishamn Municipality

Simrishamn Municipality (Swedish: Simrishamns kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn.

Simrishamn Municipality

Simrishamns kommun
Municipality
Simrishamn Library
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°33′N 14°21′E
CountrySweden
CountySkåne County
SeatSimrishamn
Area
 • Total1,261.15 km2 (486.93 sq mi)
 • Land391.36 km2 (151.10 sq mi)
 • Water869.79 km2 (335.83 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total19,174
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceScania
Municipal code1291
Websitewww.simrishamn.se

The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide municipal reforms carried out in Sweden during the second half of the 20th century. In 1969 a number of surrounding rural municipalities were merged with the City of Simrishamn. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type in 1971 and in 1974 more territory was added. The number of original entities (pre-1952) is twenty.

Geography

The landscape south and west of Simrishamn is mainly open and very flat farmland, in most places you can see for several miles in all directions. To the north of Simrishamn the landscape is broken up by small forests and gently sloping hills. The coastline directly south and north of Simrishamn is stony to a great degree, but turns into broad beaches with white sand further away. The scenic Stenshuvud National Park is located by the shore, within the municipal borders, and is one of the geographically more fascinating places in Scania. Simrishamn is located in the Österlen area.

Vitemölla, Simrishamn municipality
Åkarps brydestua is a barn for flax drying from the 18th century in Simrishamn municipality
Farm in Rörum, Simrishamn municipality
Hammenhögs Kyrka in Hammenhög, Simrishamn Municipality
Malarhusen, Simrishamn Municipality

Politics

The 2018 municipal election resulted in the following composition of the council:[3]

PartySeats
Moderate Party 12
Social Democratic Party 11
Sweden Democrats 8
Centre Party 4
Liberals 3
Feminist Initiative 3
Green Party 2
Left Party 2
Christian Democrats 2
Österlen Party 2
Total49

Localities

There are 13 urban areas (also called tätorter or localities) in Simrishamn Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Simrishamn6546
2Kivik1013
3Skillinge1005
4Gärsnäs955
5Borrby947
6Hammenhög908
7Sankt Olof640
8Brantevik451
9Östra Tommarp279
10Vik264
11Vitaby255
12Baskemölla238
13Simris235

Minor localities

There are 14 minor localities (also called småorter) in Simrishamn Municipality. In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005.

#Minor localityPopulation
14Östra Vemmerlöv194
15Gröstorp190
16Järrestad170
17Gladsax128
18Ravlunda111
19Sandby105
20Vitemölla100
21Södra Mellby92
22Örnahusen87
23Gyllebo69
24Vallby67
25Skräddaröd58
26Östra Hoby55
27Raskarum + Ljunglyckorna*54

* Counted together

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. "Val till kommunfullmäktige i Simrishamn - Valda" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 2018-09-17.
  4. "Simrishamns kommuns vänorter" (in Swedish). Simrishamn Municipality. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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