Viken

Viken is situated in in , with 4,227 inhabitants in 2010. It has a surface area of 224 hectares. 223 of these are in the Höganäs municipality.
Wikipedia
Photo: Magnus Bäck, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 5,610 residents
  • Description: urban area in Höganäs Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Viken, Sweden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vikens kyrka and Väsby strandmark.

Church
Photo: Magnus Bäck, Public domain.
is a church.

Nature reserve
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Church
Photo: Rusven, Public domain.
is situated 3 km north of Viken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Höganäs and Ålsgårde.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality and the seat of , Scania County, . Its population was 14,107 in 2010. is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Keramik.

Quarter
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is a seaside resort and former fishing village on the north coast of , Denmark, located six kilometers northwest of . Formerly was a separate town, but today it has merged with the neighbouring town of into an urban area with a population of 5,765. is situated 9 km south of Viken.

Village
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is a town located on the coast five kilometres northwest of , , some 40 kilometres north of , . It has merged with the neighbouring community of to form an urban area with a population of 5,765. is situated 9 km south of Viken.

Viken

Latitude
56.15148° or 56° 9′ 5″ north
Longitude
12.57255° or 12° 34′ 21″ east
Population
5,610
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SE VKN
Open location code
9F8J5H2F+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 279401753
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2663036
Wiki­data ID
Q2193830
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Viken” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Viken (parokya)”
  • Chinese: “Viken”
  • Chinese: “維肯”
  • Chinese: “维肯”
  • Danish: “Viken”
  • Dutch: “Viken”
  • French: “Viken”
  • German: “Viken”
  • Irish: “Viken”
  • Italian: “Viken”
  • Ladin: “Viken”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Viken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Viken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Viken i Skåne”
  • Norwegian: “Viken”
  • Polish: “Viken”
  • Russian: “Викен”
  • Swedish: “Viken, Höganäs kommun”
  • Swedish: “Viken”

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