Scania

Scania, or Skåne, is the southernmost historical province or landskap in Sweden. It borders to Hallandia, Smalandia and Blechingia. To the east, west and south it also borders to the Baltic Sea and the Öresund strait, also known as the Sound.

Skåne Image:Skåne.png Land Terra Scania (Götaland) County Skåne County Area 10,939 km² Provincial flower - Swedish - Latin Oxeye daisy Prästkrage Leucanthemum vulgare Provincial animal Red deer Provincial bird Red kite Provincial fish Eel

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Table of contents

1 County 2 History 3 Geography 4 Culture 5 Heraldry 6 Dukes of Scania 7 External Links

County

For current affairs see: Skåne County

Skåne County has virtually the same boundaries as the province of Scania.

History

Main article: History of Scania

Chartered towns before 1971:

• Eslöv (1911)
• Falsterbo (approximately 1200)
• Helsingborg (1085)
• Hässleholm (1914)
• Höganäs (1936)
• Kristianstad (1622)
• Landskrona (1413)
• Lund (approximately 990)
• Malmö (approximately 1250)
• Simrishamn (approximately 1300)
• Skanör (approximately 1200)
• Trelleborg (approximately 1200)
• Ystad (approximately 1200)
• Ängelholm (1516)

Historically the province of Scania was a part of Terra Scania, which together with Jutland and "the islands" constituted Denmark. Following the Treaty of Roskilde Terra Scania became a possession of the Swedish Crown, retaining its old laws and Lantdag , but was soon to be split. Bornholm was returned to Denmark, and the other provinces were successively incorporated into Sweden. Skåne was in 1719 the last to become a province of Sweden.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Scania

• Highest mountain: Söderåsen 212 meters
• Largest lake: Ivösjön
• National parks: Dalby Söderskog, Stenshuvud

Culture

Main article: Culture of Scania

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Scania

Skåne was granted its arms at the funeral of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660, based on the arms of the City of Malmö. The arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Or, a Griffin's head erased Gules, crowned Azure and armed Azure, when it should be armed".

Dukes of Scania

Since 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.

• Crown Prince Carl (from his birth in 1826 until he became King in 1859)
• Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (from his birth in 1882 until he became King in 1950)

See also: Scania AB, Scania (disambiguation)

External Links

• Skåne Tourist Site