Kivik

Kivik
Kivik
	A classic Kivik cottage
	Kivik Kivik
	Coordinates: 55°41′N 14°14′E / 55.683°N 14.233°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Simrishamn Municipality
Area
• Total	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	960
• Density	766/km2 (1,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kivik (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕǐːvɪk])^[2] is a locality in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 960 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is in a part of Scania (Skåne) called Österlen.

Kivik is known for its annual market, usually taking place on the third Monday through Wednesday of July each year. It's also known for its abundant production of herring, apples and apple cider, usually sold in large quantities at the market.

Kivik is the site of The King's Grave, a Bronze Age circular burial site, at 75 metres in diameter the largest in Sweden.

The national park of Stenshuvud is to the south of the village.

References

^ ^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.
^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.

External links

Kiviks Marknad (in Swedish)
Simrishamn (in Swedish)

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[scb-1] "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.

[2] Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.

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