Simrishamn Municipality ( Swedish : Simrishamns kommun ) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden . Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn .
7-517: 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)
14-550: Is twenty. The landscape south and west of Simrishamn is mainly open and flat farmland. 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. Stenshuvud National Park is located by the shore, within the municipal borders. Simrishamn is located in the Österlen area. There are 13 urban areas (also called tätorter or localities) in Simrishamn Municipality. In
21-424: The 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 19,250 residents, including 15,679 Swedish citizens of voting age. 42.5% voted for the left coalition and 55.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. The 2018 municipal election resulted in the following composition of
28-459: The Baltic Sea . Since the surrounding landscape is relatively flat, it can be seen from a great distance and has traditionally been used as a landmark for seafarers. Many visitors trek up the hill to enjoy the view which is very good in clear weather. Most of the area is covered with broadleaf forest, especially European hornbeam . The park also contains heaths, meadows and swamps. Because of
35-547: The municipal council : The municipality is twinned with: Stenshuvud National Park Stenshuvud is a hill in the southeastern corner of Sweden , in the province of Scania , close to Kivik in Simrishamn Municipality . Since 1986, it is one of the National parks of Sweden . The park covers an area of about 3.9 km (1.5 sq mi). The hill is 97 m (318 ft) high and faces
42-434: The mild climate and varied habitats, many different animal and plant species can be encountered in the park. The park contains unusual Swedish wildlife such as the hazel dormouse , Eurasian golden oriole , European tree frog and agile frog . There are about 600 vascular plant species, including several types of orchids and the very rare barren strawberry . Below the hill there is a popular beach for swimming. Close to
49-418: The table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. 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. * Counted together This is a demographic table based on Simrishamn Municipality's electoral districts in
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