Albo Hundred ( sv, Albo härad, da, Albo Herred) was a

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

on the east coast of

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

in southern

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. The administrative center of Albo härad was the village of ''

Brösarp Brösarp () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality situated in Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden near the Hallamölla waterfall, with 680 inhabitants in 2010. References

Populated places in Tomelilla Municipality Populated ...

.'' Today, the picturesque fishing village of

Kivik Kivik () is a locality in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 960 inhabitants in 2010. It is in a part of Scania (Skåne) called Österlen. Kivik is known for its annual market, usually taking place on the third Monday through Wedn ...

(pop. 900) is larger. Notable sites are

The King's Grave The King's Grave (''Kungagraven i Kivik, Kiviksgraven'') is an archaeological site. It is situated near Kivik in the southeastern portion of Scania, Sweden. The site is what remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial dating f ...

, the

dolmen A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...

at ''Haväng'' as well as the National park of Stenshuvud.

Socken

The hundred was divided into sockens: In

Simrishamn Municipality Simrishamn Municipality ( sv, Simrishamns kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn. The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide munici ...

* Ravlunda *

Sankt Olof Sankt Olof is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 624 inhabitants in 2010. Sankt Olof is a village located 15 miles northwest of Simrishamn. The village is named after the church, which in its turn is named a ...

* Rörum * Södra Mellby * Vitaby In

Tomelilla Municipality Tomelilla Municipality (''Tomelilla kommun'') is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Tomelilla. The municipality was formed through a series of amalgamations taking place in 1952, 1969 and 1971. ...

* Fågeltofta * Eljaröd *

Andrarum Andrarum is a locality situated in Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. Christinehof Castle is located in Andrarum. Andrarum Church was built in the 12th century and heavily rebuilt in the 18th century. It contains Baroque furnishings, do ...

Brösarp Brösarp () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality situated in Tomelilla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden near the Hallamölla waterfall, with 680 inhabitants in 2010. References

Populated places in Tomelilla Municipality Populated ...

Socken

See also