Kvidinge
Kvidinge is a locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,854 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Monument to Charles August
Kvidinge | |
|---|---|
 Kvidinge Church | |
  Kvidinge  Kvidinge | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Åstorp Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,854 |
| • Density | 1,211/km2 (3,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is famous as the death site of Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810.[2] Crown Prince was inspecting the Scanian Hussar Regiment troops on its training ground Kvidinge Heath at Kvidinge when a dizzy spell caused him to fall from his horse, where he died of a heart attack.[3] Crown Prince Charles John (later King Karl XIV Johan) proposed that a memorial to the incident would be raised. City architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell was commissioned to design the monument, which was completed in 1826.
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- Mykland, Knut. "Christian August". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- C. Jorgensen (31 Mar 2004). The Anglo-Swedish Alliance Against Napoleonic France. Springer. p. 181. ISBN 9780230287747.
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