Smygehamn
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Smygehamn is the southernmost locality
situated in Trelleborg Municipality
, Skåne County
, Sweden
with 1,174 inhabitants in 2005.
1887-1957 Smygehamn had the southernmost railway station (called Östratorp after the parish
) of Sweden.
Sweden's southernmost point, Smygehuk
, is situated about 1 km to the south-west.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Trelleborg Municipality
Trelleborg Municipality
Trelleborg Municipality is the southernmost municipality of Sweden, in Skåne County. Its seat is located in the city Trelleborg....
, Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, Sweden
Sweden
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with 1,174 inhabitants in 2005.
1887-1957 Smygehamn had the southernmost railway station (called Östratorp after the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) of Sweden.
Sweden's southernmost point, Smygehuk
Smygehuk
Smygehuk is a harbour and fishing village near Trelleborg in Skåne, Sweden. It's most known for being the southernmost point of Sweden and the Scandinavian Peninsula . To the west of the harbour is Smygehuk Lighthouse and Smygehuk Hostel....
, is situated about 1 km to the south-west.