Vankiva
Vankiva | |
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 Vankiva Church | |
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| Coordinates: 56°11′N 13°44′E / 56.183°N 13.733°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Scania |
| County | Scania County |
| Municipality | Hässleholm Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 340 |
| • Density | 772/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vankiva (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvânːˌɕiːva])[2] is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 340 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
The society[edit]
Besides the church (see below) Vankiva used to have a local store, gas station, train station and school (Vankiva School 1916-2010[3]). The store, gas station and school have been sold and re-purposed. After the train station was decommissioned its station building was used by the local Scouts, Malvan of KFUM-KFUK, until it was razed.
Vankiva have large football ground for the local club Vankiva IF with several grass fields and a gravel one.[4] The football club yearly hosts a tournament called Ivar Persson Cup.[5] On the same grounds as the football club is also a community building called Åttingastugan run by the local community and used for holiday celebrations, parties and LAN parties.
Vankiva Church[edit]
Vankiva Church is located outside the village center. It was constructed in the 12th century but has been expanded and renovated several times since.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 26.
- ^ "Tack och hej för Vankiva skola - Kristianstadsbladet". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar 2015 - Vankiva IF — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Vankiva IF Ivar Persson Cup | laget.se". www.laget.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ^ "Vankiva församling". www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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