Söderslätt ("South Plain") is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

agricultural district, known for its very high quality soil. It is located in the south-west of Scania, at the southernmost peak of the

Scandinavian peninsula The Scandinavian Peninsula ( sv, Skandinaviska halvön; no, Den skandinaviske halvøy (Bokmål) or nn, Den skandinaviske halvøya; fi, Skandinavian niemimaa) is a peninsula located in Northern Europe, which roughly comprises the mainlands ...

. It isn't an administrative area but is usually considered to comprise four municipalities: Skurup, Svedala, Trelleborg and Vellinge (of which the latter includes the

Falsterbo peninsula Falsterbo (, outdatedly ) is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's histori ...

). Malmö, Scania's largest city, is not really associated with this agricultural area. But that city's eastern end equals Söderslätt's western boundary. Whilst the smaller town Trelleborg sooner is a part of the area. It's the southernmost town at the entire

and has extensive car ferry traffic with the European continent.

Climate and nature

A fairly mild winter climate in combination with stone-free boulder clay gives the area very good yield It is located east of Malmö, south-east of

Lund Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...

and down to the southernmost peak of Sweden

Smygehuk Smygehuk is a harbour and fishing village at Smygehamn in Skåne, Sweden. It is most known for being the southernmost point of Sweden, and the entire Scandinavian Peninsula (55° 20' N). To the west of the harbour are Smygehuk Lighthouse and Smy ...

(latitude N 55°20′). Söderslätt has only a few tiny

beech Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engle ...

forests, and on sandy soil the typical combination of pine and birch instead. The landscape almost lacks lakes and rivers. A few ponds and minor streams. The

Falsterbo Falsterbo (, outdatedly ) is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's historica ...

peninsula is connected to Söderslätt, though physically separated by the canal known as ''Falsterbokanalen''. ''Falsterbo Horse Show'' is organized annually in Falsterbo, where also several links golf courses are located. They are typically opened all year, but may close (or use special "winter greens") in case of snow. Falsterbo is most well known as an important ornithological station. Migratory birds are flying toward the south-west during the autumn, many of them attempt to follow land as long as they can (especially such birds that cannot land on water), and as Falsterbo is located as south-west as possible at the

. The migratory birds tend to gather around Falsterbo for a rest or until the weather conditions are good in order to fly across the Baltic Sea to the European continent. The high number of migratory birds during September, October and November also attract birds of prey to the area.

Malmö-Sturup Airport

Malmö airport Sturup (ICAO: ESMS, IATA: MMX) is located at Söderslätt, some 35 km east of its city. It's an airport of rather low importance. Domestic flights to

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departure around every hour. To this only a few daily international departures can be added. The main reason for Sweden's third-largest city to have such a small airport is that Kastrup Airport (ICAO:EKCH, IATA: CPH) in Copenhagen, Denmark is located closer (to Malmö), have train connections and Kastrup has worldwide connections, it is the largest airport in Scandinavia.

References

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