Rinkaby

Rinkaby
Rinkaby
	Rinkaby Church
	Rinkaby Rinkaby
	Coordinates: 55°59′N 14°16′E / 55.983°N 14.267°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Kristianstad Municipality
Area
• Total	1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	745
• Density	674/km2 (1,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Rinkaby is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 745 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is close to Lake Hammarsjön and 12 kilometres from Kristianstad. The village has a pre-school and primary school housed in a 19th century building. There is a leisure centre, a football club and some shops.

The area has Stone Age remains; the name of the village is probably derived from the word rinkʀ (Old West Norse rekkr), meaning 'man' or 'warrior', and by denotes a settlement in Old Swedish. Rinkaby Church was built in the 13th century and contains medieval murals and an astronomical clock. It is an agricultural community; in the 19th century, the area was famous for growing tobacco, but now specialises in the rearing of Angus cattle.^[2]

Outside the village is a military training area called Rinkabyfältet which is often used for major Scouting events. A national jamboree called "Scout 2001" had 26,500 participants; the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in July–August 2011^[3] was attended by more than 40,000 Scouts, Leaders and adult volunteers participating, from 143 different countries.^[4]

References

^ ^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.
^ "Rinkaby, english - English - Språk - Kristianstads kommun". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
^ "The camp site | the 22nd World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
^ Participating countries at the Jamboree.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

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[scb-1] "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] "Rinkaby, english - English - Språk - Kristianstads kommun". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

[3] "The camp site | the 22nd World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

[4] Participating countries at the Jamboree.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

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