Simrishamn

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",Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003 meaning present-day Tommarpsån. It has been speculated that the name has something to do with the Cimbri, a Germanic tribe, as the name also has been "Cimbrishavn". In 1658, when Scania under the Treaty of Roskilde was permanently transferred from 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.[http://www2.historia.su.se/urbanhistory/cybcity/stad/simrishamn/befolkning.htm Cyber City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001094400/http://www.historia.su.se/urbanhistory/cybcity/stad/simrishamn/befolkning.htm |date=2006-10-01 }} The local government reform of 1971 made Simrishamn the seat of Simrishamn Municipality with about 20,000 inhabitants.

The nearest station to Simrishamn is in Skillinge {{convert|10|km|mi}} further down the coastline, also on the open sea. Skillinge has a maritime 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 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 around Stockholm is surrounded by more land.

Especially during summer, 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 {{convert|3|C|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=54330| title = Open Data for Simrishamn|language = sv|publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute|accessdate = 28 April 2022}}

{{Weather box|width=auto

|location = Skillinge; {{convert|10|km|mi}} south of Simrishamn (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1995)

|collapsed =

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 11.2

|Feb record high C = 13.4

|Mar record high C = 19.5

|Apr record high C = 21.9

|May record high C = 25.6

|Jun record high C = 31.1

|Jul record high C = 30.5

|Aug record high C = 32.0

|Sep record high C = 26.9

|Oct record high C = 20.9

|Nov record high C = 16.8

|Dec record high C = 12.0

|year record high C =

|Jan avg record high C = 7.7

|Feb avg record high C = 8.0

|Mar avg record high C = 12.3

|Apr avg record high C = 16.7

|May avg record high C = 21.4

|Jun avg record high C = 25.7

|Jul avg record high C = 26.4

|Aug avg record high C = 25.8

|Sep avg record high C = 22.6

|Oct avg record high C = 16.9

|Nov avg record high C = 12.4

|Dec avg record high C = 9.0

|year avg record high C = 28.3

|Jan high C = 3.3

|Feb high C = 3.3

|Mar high C = 5.8

|Apr high C = 9.7

|May high C = 14.3

|Jun high C = 19.1

|Jul high C = 21.5

|Aug high C = 21.0

|Sep high C = 17.6

|Oct high C = 12.4

|Nov high C = 8.3

|Dec high C = 5.1

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 1.3

|Feb mean C = 1.2

|Mar mean C = 3.1

|Apr mean C = 6.4

|May mean C = 10.6

|Jun mean C = 15.0

|Jul mean C = 17.5

|Aug mean C = 17.5

|Sep mean C = 14.4

|Oct mean C = 9.9

|Nov mean C = 6.3

|Dec mean C = 3.1

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -0.8

|Feb low C = -0.9

|Mar low C = 0.3

|Apr low C = 3.0

|May low C = 6.9

|Jun low C = 10.9

|Jul low C = 13.5

|Aug low C = 14.0

|Sep low C = 11.1

|Oct low C = 7.3

|Nov low C = 4.2

|Dec low C = 1.0

|year low C =

|Jan avg record low C = -9.6

|Feb avg record low C = -7.1

|Mar avg record low C = -5.7

|Apr avg record low C = -2.0

|May avg record low C = 0.9

|Jun avg record low C = 5.7

|Jul avg record low C = 9.0

|Aug avg record low C = 8.5

|Sep avg record low C = 5.4

|Oct avg record low C = 0.3

|Nov avg record low C = -3.0

|Dec avg record low C = -6.3

|year avg record low C = -11.1

|Jan record low C = -16.8

|Feb record low C = -14.6

|Mar record low C = -16.1

|Apr record low C = -4.8

|May record low C = -1.5

|Jun record low C = 2.1

|Jul record low C = 7.0

|Aug record low C = 6.0

|Sep record low C = 2.9

|Oct record low C = -5.9

|Nov record low C = -7.1

|Dec record low C = -17.7

|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 52.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 33.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 31.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 22.8

|May precipitation mm = 36.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 43.8

|Jul precipitation mm = 57.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 61.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 42.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 67.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 59.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 52.9

|year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 1 mm

|Jan precipitation days =

|Feb precipitation days =

|Mar precipitation days =

|Apr precipitation days =

|May precipitation days =

|Jun precipitation days =

|Jul precipitation days =

|Aug precipitation days =

|Sep precipitation days =

|Oct precipitation days =

|Nov precipitation days =

|Dec precipitation days =

|year precipitation days =

|Jan snow depth cm =

|Feb snow depth cm =

|Mar snow depth cm =

|Apr snow depth cm =

|May snow depth cm =

|Jun snow depth cm =

|Jul snow depth cm =

|Aug snow depth cm =

|Sep snow depth cm =

|Oct snow depth cm =

|Nov snow depth cm =

|Dec snow depth cm =

|year snow depth cm =

|source 1 = SMHI Open Data for Skillinge A, precipitation{{cite web

| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=54290

| title = Open Data for Skillinge A

| language = sv

| publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

| accessdate = 28 April 2022}}

|source 2 = SMHI Open Data for Skillinge A, temperature{{cite web

| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=54290

| publisher = Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

| language = sv

| title = Open Data for Skillinge A| accessdate = 28 April 2022}}

|date = 28 April 2022}}

File:Karta över Simrishamn före 1917.png|Street plan, before 1917

File:Sankt Nicolai kyrka, Simrishamn 8.jpg|Saint Nicolai Church, a medieval church in central Simrishamn

File:Hotell Svea, Simrishamn.jpg|Harbour

File:Gamla rådhuset, Simrishamn.jpg|Old town hall

File:Nya rådhuset, Simrishamn.jpg|New town hall

File:Simrishamns stationshus.jpg|Railway station

• Simris Runestones

{{Reflist}}

{{commons-inline|Simrishamn}}

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

{{Localities in Simrishamn Municipality}}

{{Skåne County}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Populated places in Simrishamn Municipality

Category:Municipal seats of Skåne County

Category:Swedish municipal seats

Category:Coastal cities and towns in Sweden

Category:Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea

Category:14th-century establishments in Scania