Höllviken is a

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situated in

Vellinge Municipality Vellinge Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vellinge. The present municipality is a result of the latest local government reform in Sweden. In 1974 the municipalities of '' Räng'', '' V ...

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with 15,678 inhabitants in 2019. It is located close to both

Malmö Malmö is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, sixth-largest city in Nordic countries, the Nordic region. Located on ...

and the

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which connects

and

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. The town is a popular summer vacation spot for northern Europeans, who are attracted to its sand beaches and the historical sites which date back to the time of the

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. The peninsula on which the town is situated is unique because it is surrounded by two different seas: Öresund and the

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. Prior to the 1960s, the peninsula remained mainly populated by wealthy businessmen from the

region during the summers. Recently, however, it has begun to grow as a

commuter town A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...

. The following sports clubs are located in Höllviken: * FC Höllviken

References

Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Populated places in Vellinge Municipality {{Skåne-geo-stub