The Linderödsåsen is a

ridge A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...

, geologically a '' horst,'' in the province of Skåne in southernmost

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. It lies at the edge of the Baltic shield, in the

Tornquist Zone The Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ), also known as the Tornquist Zone, is the crustal boundary between the Precambrian East European Craton and the Phanerozoic orogens of South-Western Europe. The zone runs from the North Sea to the Black Sea. ...

, and continues with the

Hallandsås Hallandsås is a horst on the border between the Swedish counties Skåne and Halland. It is part of a geological formation that includes an island in the sea outside the village of Torekov near Båstad called ''Hallands Väderö''. The geolog ...

in north western direction towards the

Kattegat The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...

.Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bedrocks in Sweden
/ref> It stretches through Skåne from northwest to southeast. On the map it is situated in the middle of the province. It continues south-east down to the shore, mostly consisting of rocks, and ends with the notable steep Stenshuvud steep at . In its central parts, around

Höör Municipality Höör Municipality (''Höörs kommun'') is a municipality in the central part of Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Höör. The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the merger of "old" Höör with th ...

, the ridge has a height of 100–120 meters. The average width is 15-30 kilometers. Its highest point is at 196 meters. Administratively, it used to mark the border between

Malmöhus County Malmöhus County ( sv, Malmöhus län) was a county of Sweden 1719–1996. On 1 January 1997 it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County. It had been named after Malmöhus, a castle in Malmö, which was also where the governor o ...

and

Kristianstad County Kristianstad County ( sv, Kristianstads län) was a county of Sweden from 1719 to 31 December 1996 when it was merged with Malmöhus County to form Skåne County. The seat of residence for the Governor was in Kristianstad. See also * List of g ...

(united in 1999 as

Skåne County Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...

). Although a region of natural beauty and rich with wildlife, the Linderödsåsen is currently threatened by the quasi-industrial development of massive windfarm projects.

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Linderödsåsen
from Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish.) Scania Ridges of Sweden Landforms of Skåne County {{Skåne-geo-stub