{{Short description|Southernmost place in Sweden}} [[Image:Smygehuk-1.jpg|thumb|Signpost at Smygehuk, the southernmost point of Sweden. One of the places pointed to is Treriksröset, the northern tip of the country.]] '''Smygehuk''' is a harbour and fishing village at Smygehamn in Skåne, Sweden. It is most known for being the southernmost point of Sweden, and the entire Scandinavian Peninsula (55° 20' N). To the west of the harbour are Smygehuk Lighthouse and Smygehuk Hostel.
thumb|left|Statue of Birgit Holmquist A statue of a nude woman stands in the harbour. It was made by artist {{ill|Axel Ebbe|sv}} and installed in 1930. It is named ''Famntaget'' ("The Embrace"). The model for the statue was Birgit Holmquist, mother of the model Nena von Schlebrügge, and grandmother and great-grandmother of actresses Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uma Thurmans mormor staty i Trelleborg |author=Alexander Kuprijanko |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/uma-thurmans-mormor-staty-i-trelleborg/ |newspaper=Sydsvenskan |date=24 July 2006 |accessdate=17 April 2013|language=Swedish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002083535/https://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/uma-thurmans-mormor-staty-i-trelleborg/|archive-date=2 October 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/famntaget-the-embrace 'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')] at the Atlas Obscura</ref>
The village is traversed by the Skåneleden hiking path SL7 Sydkust (South coast), running between {{Interlanguage link|Skåre, Trelleborg|lt=Skåre|sv|Skåre, Trelleborgs kommun}} and Ystad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 Smygehamn – Trelleborg |url=https://skaneleden.se/en/etapp/4-smygehamn-trelleborg |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Skåneleden |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Extreme points of Sweden Category:Ports and harbours of Sweden Category:Fishing communities Category:Populated coastal places in Sweden Category:Populated places in Skåne County
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