Hällevik Explained

Official Name:Hällevik
Pushpin Map:Sweden Blekinge#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sölvesborg Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blekinge County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Blekinge
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.87
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:813
Population Density Km2:940
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.0167°N 56°W

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0058260_00147#?c=&m=&s=&cv=146&xywh=1745%2C1122%2C1241%2C980 Death Record