Rinkaby
Encyclopedia
Rinkaby is a locality
situated in Kristianstad Municipality
, Skåne County
, Sweden
with 745 inhabitants in 2010. It is close to Lake Hammarsjön and 12 kilometres from Kristianstad
. The village has a pre-school and primary school which is housed in a building originating in the 19th century. There is a leisure centre, a football club and some shops.
The area has stone age
remains; the name of the village is probably derived from the word “rekkr”, meaning “man” or “warrior”, and "by" denotes a settlement in Old Swedish
. The parish church was built in the 13th century and contains medieval murals and an astronomical clock. It is an agricultural community; in the 19th century, the area was famous for growing tobacco
, but now specialises in the rearing of Angus cattle
.
Outside the village is a military training area called Rinkabyfältet which is often used for major Scouting
events. A national jamboree
called "Scout 2001" had 26,500 participants; the 22nd World Scout Jamboree
in July-August 2011 was attended by more than 40,000 Scouts, Leaders and adult volunteers participating, from 143 different countries.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad....
, Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
, Sweden
Sweden
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with 745 inhabitants in 2010. It is close to Lake Hammarsjön and 12 kilometres from Kristianstad
Kristianstad
Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...
. The village has a pre-school and primary school which is housed in a building originating in the 19th century. There is a leisure centre, a football club and some shops.
The area has stone age
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
remains; the name of the village is probably derived from the word “rekkr”, meaning “man” or “warrior”, and "by" denotes a settlement in Old Swedish
Old Swedish
Old Swedish is the name for two separate stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish , spoken from around 1225 until 1375, and Late Old Swedish , spoken from 1375 until 1526.Old Swedish developed from Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse...
. The parish church was built in the 13th century and contains medieval murals and an astronomical clock. It is an agricultural community; in the 19th century, the area was famous for growing tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, but now specialises in the rearing of Angus cattle
Angus cattle
Angus cattle are a breed of cattle much used in beef production. They were developed from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus in Scotland, and are known as Aberdeen Angus in most parts of the world....
.
Outside the village is a military training area called Rinkabyfältet which is often used for major Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
events. A national jamboree
Jamboree
Jamboree may refer to:*Jamboree , a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international levelIn music:*Jamboree , or the title song*Jamboree , or the title song...
called "Scout 2001" had 26,500 participants; the 22nd World Scout Jamboree
22nd World Scout Jamboree
The 22nd World Scout Jamboree took place in Rinkaby, Kristianstad, Scania in southern Sweden from 27 July to 7 August 2011. The theme was Simply Scouting. 40,061 Scouts, leaders and adult volunteers participated from 143 different countries.-Jamboree site:...
in July-August 2011 was attended by more than 40,000 Scouts, Leaders and adult volunteers participating, from 143 different countries.