Hällevik

Hällevik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden, with 1485 inhabitants in 2023.

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Settlement.official_name: Hällevik
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Blekinge#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sölvesborg Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Blekinge County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Blekinge
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.87
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2023

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1862 Tragedy in the Baltic
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Hällevik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden, with 1485 inhabitants in 2023.

== 1862 Tragedy in the Baltic == Seven herring fishermen from Hällevik drowned on 17 October 1862. The men, including a father and son, left wives and children. Their names are listed in the Mjällby church archives: Masse Jönsson, Jöns Håkansson, Bengt Håkansson, Hans Jönsson, Sven Pehrsson, Ola Christoffersson, and Sven Christoffersson.