Kvidinge

Kvidinge

Kvidinge Church
Kvidinge
Kvidinge
Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E / 56.133°N 13.067°E / 56.133; 13.067Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E / 56.133°N 13.067°E / 56.133; 13.067
Country Sweden
Province Skåne
County Skåne County
Municipality Åstorp Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,854
  Density 1,211/km2 (3,140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kvidinge is a locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,854 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Monument to Charles August

It is famous as the death site of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.[2] Crown Prince was inspecting the Scanian Hussar Regiment troops on its training ground Kvidinge Heath at Kvidinge. Crown Prince Charles John (later King Karl XIV Johan) proposed that a memorial to the incident would be raised. City architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell was commissioned to design the monument, which was completed in 1826.

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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Mykland, Knut. "Christian August". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.


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