Fjälkinge

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Fjälkinge
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Fjälkinge is located in Skåne
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge
Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°17′E / 56.050°N 14.283°E / 56.050; 14.283Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°17′E / 56.050°N 14.283°E / 56.050; 14.283
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityKristianstad Municipality
Area
 • Total1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,690
 • Density1,254/km2 (3,250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Fjälkinge is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,690 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The etymology of the name indicates that the name originally may have meant "steep hill".[2]

Fjälkinge Church is a well-preserved Romanesque church with late medieval frescos.

References[]

  1. ^ 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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Wahlöö, Claes (2014). Skånes kyrkor 1050-1949 (in Swedish). Kävlinge: Domus Propria. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-91-637-5874-4.


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