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Skåne
Flag of Skåne
Flag		 Coat of arms of Skåne
Coat of arms
Sverigekarta-Landskap Skåne.svg
Country Sweden
Land Götaland
County Skåne County
Area
 • Total 10,939 km2 (4,224 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
 • Total 1 274 069
Ethnicity
 • Language Swedish
 • Dialect Scanian
Culture
 • Flower Oxeye daisy
 • Animal Red deer
 • Bird Red Kite
 • Fish Eel
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area codes 040–0418

Skåne (Scania) is a historical province in southern Sweden. Once part of Denmark, it became a part of Sweden in the 17th century.

Images for kids

  • Old provinces scania

    Counties of Scania before 1997

  • Malmo vapenbrev 1437

    Letter from Eric of Pomerania dated 1437, with a description of the arms granted to the city of Malmö.

  • Suecia 3-103 ; Scaniae Insigne Ducatus 1712

    The coat of arms of Scania in an engraving from 1712 in Erik Dahlbergh's Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna

  • Administrative division of denmark in medieval times

    Map of Denmark in the Middle Ages, Scania was together with the provinces Blekinge and Halland a part of Denmark

  • Motorway E6 at Glumslöv Scania Sweden

    The motorway through western Scania, E6, here at motorway service Glumslöv, is the artery of the western part of the province.

  • Scanian Trains December 2016

    Schematic railway map of Scania, showing train type and stations for the local Pågatågen trains,the inter-regional Øresund trains and Småland province local trains within Scania. These three train types shares fare zones and any tickets are valid on any train of these three operators within Scania. In all there are 66 train stations in Scania. In December 2016 was Marieholm station reopened. The line Helsingborg - Teckomatorp - Lund does now go over Eslöv, instead of Kävlinge

  • Land of Skåne

    Land usage in Scania, showing hardwood forests (light green), pinewood forests (dark green) fields (yellow), garden and fruit (orange) and residential areas (red)

  • Willows and flowering rapefield

    Pruned willows and rapefields are typical for this area of Sweden.

  • Southern peak of Ven (Hven) island

    Typical dramatic Scanian coastline, here southern peak of Ven island in Øresund. The yellow colour indicates sand rather than chalk, while white colour at similar cliffs indicates chalk rather than sand

  • Map of the 33 Scanian Municipalities

    Map of the 33 municipalities of Scania. The western, yellow coloured municipalities, close to Øresund, have much higher population densities than the eastern ones

  • EslovChurch

    Eslöv church, built 1890 in Neo-Gothic style, sometimes known in Swedish as "Eslöv Gothic".

  • Turning Torso 1

    The Turning Torso in Malmö, the tallest building in Sweden.

  • Locations of SMHI temperature weather stations in Scania, map

    Location of some SMHI temperature stations in Scania

  • Lindgrens länga, Haväng-3

    Traditional half-timbered farm of the southern plains in Scania.

  • Jacob Hansens hus 01

    The house of magistrate Jacob Hansen in Helsingborg, Scania, built 1641.

  • Södra Åsum Old Church

    The Old Church of Södra Åsum in Sjöbo Municipality — a typical example of a medieval Danish Scanian church.

  • Lund skyline februari 2005

    Lund skyline, with the Cathedral towers.

  • Vittskövle slott

    Vittskövle Castle.

  • ScaniaCostumes

    Traditional Scanian nuptial array in Auguste Racinet's Le costume historique.


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