Editing Simrishamn (section)

{{short description|Place in Skåne, Sweden}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Simrishamn
|image_skyline          = {{Photomontage |border=0 |size=275 |spacing=2 |color=none |photo1a=Hotell Svea, Simrishamn.jpg |photo2a=Stora Rådmansgatan i Simrishamn.jpg |photo2b=Konstverk, Simrishamns hamn.jpg }}
|image_caption          = 
|image_shield           = Simrishamn vapen.svg
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Skåne#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = 
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Simrishamn Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Skåne County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Skåne]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 4.49
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 6,527 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 1453
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +01:00
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +02:00
|coordinates            = {{coord|55|33|N|14|21|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                = 
}}
'''Simrishamn''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Simrishamn Municipality]], [[Skåne County]], [[Sweden]] with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a [[Stad (Sweden)|''city'']].

Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street (''Storgatan''), that passes the market square, itself being the centre of the town. The climate of Simrishamn is mild, because it is warmed by the [[Gulf Stream]] and the [[Baltic Sea]], and the [[hardiness zone]] of Simrishamn is 8a, comparable to [[Paris]], [[France]].