Simrishamn

Simrishamn
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Simrishamn Location within Skåne Simrishamn Location within Sweden
Coordinates: 55°33′N 14°21′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Simrishamn Municipality
Area
• Total	4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)
• Total	6,527
• Density	1,453/km2 (3,760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

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Simrishamn is a locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a city.

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 and the Baltic Sea, and the hardiness zone of Simrishamn is 8a, comparable to Paris, France.