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Österlen
Österlen ()) is a region in the southeast of the Swedish province of Scania (Skåne). Historically, the region was shared between the counties of Kristianstad County, Kristianstad and Malmöhus County, Malmöhus for a small part in the southwest, until Skåne County was created in 1997. Österlen includes the municipalities of Simrishamn Municipality, Simrishamn and Tomelilla Municipality, Tomelilla and a rural part of Ystad Municipality, Ystad. The towns of Simrishamn and Tomelilla are of very similar sizes, but the Simrishamn municipal population is somewhat larger. Österlen has approximately in between 35 000 to 40 000 permanent inhabitants but plenty of seasonal vacation homes means that the population soars during summer months. The area is a tourist destination known for its natural environment, historic buildings, fishing hamlets, small towns and farmland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other historical provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities of Sweden, municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest urban areas of Sweden, city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as the fifth-largest in Scandinavia. To the north, Scania borders the historical provinces of Halland and Småland, to the northeast Blekinge, to the east and south the Baltic Sea, and to the west Öresund. Since 2000, a road and railway bridge, the Öresund Bridge, bridges the Öresund, Sound and connects Scania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simrishamn Municipality
Simrishamn Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Simrishamn. The creation of the present municipality took place during the last of the two nationwide municipal reforms carried out in Sweden during the second half of the 20th century. In 1969 a number of surrounding rural municipalities were merged with the ''City of Simrishamn''. The enlarged city became a municipality of unitary type in 1971 and in 1974 more territory was added. The number of original entities (pre-1952) is twenty. Geography The landscape south and west of Simrishamn is mainly open and flat farmland. To the north of Simrishamn the landscape is broken up by small forests and gently sloping hills. The coastline directly south and north of Simrishamn is stony. Stenshuvud National Park is located by the shore, within the municipal borders. Simrishamn is located in the Österlen area. Localities There are 13 Urban are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simrishamn
Simrishamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a Stad (Sweden), ''city''. Simrishamn is a picturesque coastal town, built around the main street (''Storgatan''), that passes the market square, itself being the centre of the town. The climate of Simrishamn is mild, because it is warmed by the Gulf Stream and the Baltic Sea, and the hardiness zone of Simrishamn is 8a, comparable to Paris, France. History Simrishamn is first mentioned (as ''Symbrishafn'') in 1161 and as a town in 1361. ''Simris'' has been interpreted as "at the mouth of the slow-flowing (river)" and hamn as "port or harbour", meaning present-day Tommarpsån. It has been speculated that the name has something to do with the Cimbri, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe, as the name also has been "Cimbrishavn". In 1658, when Scani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Himlen Och Österlen
"Om himlen och Österlen" (Swedish for: ''About Heaven and Österlen'') is a popular song composed by Scanian Swedish singer-songwriter Michael Saxell from Ystad in 1991. The lyrics are largely autobiographical; the story of a man who moved to North America from the Österlen region in southeastern Scania at a young age and returned to his homeland later in life. Michael Saxell lived in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada from 1975 to 1991. Michael Saxell wrote the song in the early 1990s and it has since been recorded by many Swedish artists including, Jan Malmsjö, Östen Warnerbring, Lasse Stefanz, Danne Stråhed and Wizex as well as by the songwriter himself. at The song has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skillinge
Skillinge is a locality situated in Simrishamn Municipality, in Österlen, Skåne County, Sweden, with 859 inhabitants in 2010. The village Skillinge has a combined marina and a fishing port which is the closest one to the north of the treacherous Sandhammaren peninsula. In Skillinge harbor there is a shipyard and a SSRS rescue station equipped with the class nameing rescue vessel Rescue Gad Rausing carrying a Rescuerunner. The harbor is also the home port of the k-marked schooner Klara Marie. In the town's former school building from 1858 is the Skillinge maritime museum. Skillinge theatre is well established and widely known for its plays. Climate Skillinge has a maritime climate with a moderated coastline and a slightly warmer interior during summers. Österlen has a drier climate than elsewhere in Southern Sweden, although it has no active weather station measuring sunshine. Even so, the cool temperatures of the Baltic Sea keeps the immediate coastline on average a coupl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Saxell
Michael Saxell (born 1 October 1956) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He was born in Helsingborg, Sweden but has spent many years on the Canadian west coast. He composed music for the Colin Nutley movie '' Änglagård – andra sommaren'' and for the soundtrack of ''Blådårar''. Career Saxell co-wrote the Swedish No. 1 hit song " If I Were Sorry", the Swedish Song of the Year Grammy Winner 2017 and winner of Melodifestivalen 2016 In March 2021, it had received more than 94 million Spotify plays and is certified seven x platinum status in Sweden, twice platinum in Poland, gold status in Germany and Austria. The song placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest finals in 2016. He is co-writer of the Swedish No. 1 hit song "Johnny G (The Guidetti Song)", performed by artist Badpojken, aka the artists' collective Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson and Ingvar Irhagen. The song was released mid July 2015 and achieved Swedish qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomelilla Municipality
Tomelilla Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Tomelilla. The municipality was formed through a series of amalgamations taking place in 1952, 1969 and 1971. The number of pre-1952 units making up the present municipality is twenty. Geography Tomelilla Municipality is located in the south-eastern plains of Scania known as Österlen, which is an area notable for its beauty, and thus popular among painters as well as covered with summer cottages, country mansions, and so on. Localities There were seven localities in the municipality in 2018. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Tomelilla Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 13,696 inhabitants, including 10,419 Swedish citizens of voting age. 36.5% voted for the left coalition and 62.2% for the right coalition. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystad
Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. Etymology In 1285, the town's name was written ''Ystath''. Its original meaning is not fully understood, but the ''y'' probably is related to an old word for the yew tree, while ''stad'' means ''town'' or ''place''. History After the time of Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde and Archbishop of Lund, peace was brought to the area in the 11th century, fishing families settled at the mouth of the river Vassa as herring fishing became the main source of trade. Ystad was not mentioned in documents until 1244, in a record of King Eric's visit to the town with his brother, Abel. A Franciscan monastery, ''Gråbrödraklostret'', was founded in 1267, and Ystad joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. The charter of 1599 gave the town t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystad Municipality
Ystad Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Scania County in southern Sweden. Its seat is the town of Ystad. The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the former ''City of Ystad'' with four surrounding municipalities. Localities There were ten Urban areas in Sweden, localities in the municipality as of 2018. Demographics This is a demographic table based on Ystad Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from Swedish Television, SVT's election platform, in turn taken from Statistiska Centralbyrån, SCB official statistics. In total there were 31,531 residents, including 25,215 Swedish citizens of voting age. 39.4% voted for the left coalition and 59.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. International relations Twin towns — sister cities Ystad is town twinning, twinned with: * Druskininkai * Świnoujście * Haugesund * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kivik
Kivik () is a locality in Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 960 inhabitants in 2010. It is in a part of Scania (Skåne) called Österlen. Kivik is known for its annual market, usually taking place on the third Monday through Wednesday of July each year. It's also known for its abundant production of herring, apples and apple cider, usually sold in large quantities at the market. Kivik is the site of The King's Grave, a Bronze Age circular burial site, at 75 metres in diameter the largest in Sweden. The national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ... of Stenshuvud is to the south of the village. References External links Kiviks Marknad(in Swedish)Simrishamn(in Swedish) Populated places in Simrishamn Municipality {{Skåne-ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten
Fritiof Nilsson Piraten ("the Pirate") (4 December 1895 in Vollsj̦ Р31 January 1972 in Malm̦), born Nils Fritiof Adam Nilsson was a Swedish author and lawyer, from the south-most province Sk̴ne, which plays an important role in many of his books. Educated as a lawyer at Lund he left a successful practice in 1932 to write, and that same year published his debut, ''Bombi Bitt och jag'' ("Bombi Bitt and me"), a Scanian Tom Sawyer-like story of sorts. ''Bombi Bitt'' is what he is most remembered for; it was made into both a movie in 1936, and a TV-series in 1968, the series starring Stellan Skarsg̴rd of present Hollywood-fame in the lead role as Bombi Bitt, with Piraten himself as the narrator. Piraten went on to write two more books about Bombi Bitt, one in 1946 and one appeared posthumously in 1974. Most of his books are collections of bucolic anecdotes about eccentric people in Sk̴ne Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Sk̴ne (), is the southernmost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
