# Simrishamn

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**Simrishamn** is a [locality](/source/Urban_areas_in_Sweden) and the seat of [Simrishamn Municipality](/source/Simrishamn_Municipality), [Skåne County](/source/Sk%C3%A5ne_County), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a [*city*](/source/Stad_(Sweden)).

Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street (*Storgatan*) that passes the market square, itself being the centre of the town. The climate of Simrishamn is mild, because it is warmed by the [Gulf Stream](/source/Gulf_Stream) and the [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea), and the [hardiness zone](/source/Hardiness_zone) of Simrishamn is 8a, comparable to [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France).

## History

Simrishamn is first mentioned (as *Symbrishafn*) in 1161 and as a town in 1361. *Simris* has been interpreted as "at the mouth of the slow-flowing (river)" and hamn as "port or harbour",[2] meaning present-day [Tommarpsån](/source/Tommarps%C3%A5n). It has been speculated that the name has something to do with the [Cimbri](/source/Cimbri), a [Germanic tribe](/source/Germanic_peoples), as the name also has been "Cimbrishavn". In 1658, when [Scania](/source/Scania) under the [Treaty of Roskilde](/source/Treaty_of_Roskilde) was permanently transferred from [Denmark](/source/Denmark) to Sweden, the town had a population of about 200 people. The growth was relatively small until about 1810 when it reached 700 inhabitants, growing to 1,365 in 1850 and 1,966 in 1890.[3] The [local government reform](/source/Municipalities_of_Sweden) of 1971 made Simrishamn the seat of [Simrishamn Municipality](/source/Simrishamn_Municipality) with about 20,000 inhabitants.

Simrishamn received its railway station with the opening of the Simrishamn-Tomelilla Line in 1892. This line connected Simrishamn to the Ystad-Eslöv Line at Tomelilla. In 1997, the Skåne Commuter Rail was extended to Simrishamn, further integrating the town into the regional rail network

## Climate

The nearest station to Simrishamn is in [Skillinge](/source/Skillinge) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) further down the coastline, also on the open sea. Skillinge has a [maritime climate](/source/Oceanic_climate) with a moderated coastline and a slightly warmer interior during summers. Österlen has a drier climate than elsewhere in Southern Sweden, although it has no active weather station measuring sunshine. Even so, the cool temperatures of the [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea) keeps the immediate coastline on average a couple of degrees cooler during July days than in places further north in the country or the western part of Skåne. This is due to the dominance of water in the surroundings, whereas the [Mälar valley](/source/M%C3%A4lar_valley) around [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) is surrounded by more land.

Especially during summer, [seasonal lag](/source/Seasonal_lag) is strong on the local coastline. This means that August averages the warmest summer nights and that September is a lot warmer than May as the sea water gradually warms. During winter, this maritime proximity of Österlen reverses the climate patterns and leads to average highs above 3 °C (37 °F) on the coastline and frosts usually being weak even while frequent. Records for Skillinge began in 1995 and as such do not contain likely historical extremes. Simrishamn had an active weather station from 1951 that closed in 1996.[4]

## See also

- [Simris Runestones](/source/Simris_Runestones)

## References

1. ["Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010"](http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 14 December 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

1. Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003

1. [Cyber City](http://www2.historia.su.se/urbanhistory/cybcity/stad/simrishamn/befolkning.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20061001094400/http://www.historia.su.se/urbanhistory/cybcity/stad/simrishamn/befolkning.htm) 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Open Data for Simrishamn"](https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=54330) (in Swedish). [Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute](/source/Swedish_Meteorological_and_Hydrological_Institute). Retrieved 28 April 2022.

## External links

- [Simrishamn](http://www.simrishamn.se/) - Official site
- [Österlen](http://www.osterlen.se/) - Official site
- [Österlen & Ystad](http://www.vipaosterlen.se/) - Official site

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