Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge is located in Skåne
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge is located in Sweden
Fjälkinge
Fjälkinge
Coordinates: 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. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 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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