Rinkaby

This article is about the village in Scania. For the district of Stockholm, see Rinkeby.

Rinkaby
Rinkaby Church
Rinkaby Location within Skåne Rinkaby Location within Sweden
Coordinates: 55°59′N 14°16′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Kristianstad Municipality
Area
• Total	1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)
• Total	745
• Density	674/km2 (1,750/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Rinkaby is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 745 inhabitants in 2010. It is close to Lake Hammarsjön and roughly halfway between Kristianstad and Åhus. The village has a pre-school and primary school housed in a 19th-century building. There is a leisure centre, a football club and some shops.

History and geography

The area has Stone Age remains; the name of the village is probably derived from the word rinkʀ (Old West Norse rekkr), meaning 'man' or 'warrior', and by denotes a settlement in Old Swedish. Rinkaby 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.

Notable people

• Sabina Zweiacker, soprano singer, grew up here.