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Hammenhög
Hammenhög Church
Hammenhög Church
Hammenhög is located in Skåne
Hammenhög
Hammenhög
Location in Skåne
Hammenhög is located in Sweden
Hammenhög
Hammenhög
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Simrishamn Municipality
Area
 • Total 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 908
 • Density 872/km2 (2,260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Hammenhög is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 908 inhabitants in 2010.

The village is named after a Bronze-Age grave, the first part of the name, Hammen-, refers to a person named Haming or Hamund, the second part, -hög, from the Old Norse word Haugr, means mound or barrow.

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