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Smygehuk

Signpost at Smygehuk, the southernmost point of Sweden. One of the places pointed to is Treriksröset, the northern tip of the country.

Smygehuk is a harbour and fishing village at Smygehamn in Skåne, Sweden. It is most known for being the southernmost point of Sweden, and the entire Scandinavian Peninsula (55° 20' N). To the west of the harbour are Smygehuk Lighthouse and Smygehuk Hostel.

Statue of Birgit Holmquist

A statue of a nude woman stands in the harbour. It was made by artist Axel Ebbe [sv] and installed in 1930. It is named Famntaget ("The Embrace"). The model for the statue was Birgit Holmquist, mother of the model Nena von Schlebrügge and grandmother of actress Uma Thurman.[1][2]

The village is traversed by the Skåneleden hiking path SL7 Sydkust (South coast), running between Skåre [sv] and Ystad.[3]

References

  1. ^ Alexander Kuprijanko (24 July 2006). "Uma Thurmans mormor staty i Trelleborg". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ 'Famntaget' ('The Embrace') at the Atlas Obscura
  3. ^ "4 Smygehamn - Trelleborg". Skåneleden. Retrieved 2025-02-11.

55°20′14″N 13°21′30″E / 55.33722°N 13.35833°E / 55.33722; 13.35833

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smygehuk