Hällevik

Place in Blekinge, Sweden
56°01′N 14°42′E / 56.017°N 14.700°E / 56.017; 14.700CountrySwedenProvinceBlekingeCountyBlekinge CountyMunicipalitySölvesborg MunicipalityArea • Total0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total813 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hällevik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden, with 813 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

1862 Tragedy in the Baltic

Seven herring fishermen from Hällevik drowned on 17 October 1862. The men, including a father and son, left wives and children. Their names are listed in the Mjällby church archives: Masse Jönsson, Jöns Håkansson, Bengt Håkansson, Hans Jönsson, Sven Pehrsson, Ola Christoffersson, and Sven Christoffersson.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ Death Record Mjällby kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE / LLA / 13269 / CI / 10 (1861–1867), bildit: C0058260_00147


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