Kvidinge
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Kvidinge | |
|---|---|
 Kvidinge Church | |
  Kvidinge  Kvidinge | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′N 13°04′E / 56.133°N 13.067°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) |
Kvidinge is a locality situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,854 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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. The monument was destroyed by a lightning strike on 23 June 2025. [4]
