Skåne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Skåne
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Country | Sweden | ||
Land | Götaland | ||
County | Skåne County | ||
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• Total | 10,939 km2 (4,224 sq mi) | ||
Population
(31 December 2013)
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• Total | 1 274 069 | ||
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• Language | Swedish | ||
• Dialect | Scanian | ||
Culture | |||
• Flower | Oxeye daisy | ||
• Animal | Red deer | ||
• Bird | Red Kite | ||
• Fish | Eel | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
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
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Letter from Eric of Pomerania dated 1437, with a description of the arms granted to the city of Malmö.
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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
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Pruned willows and rapefields are typical for this area of Sweden.
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The Øresund Bridge
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The Turning Torso in Malmö, the tallest building in Sweden.
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The house of magistrate Jacob Hansen in Helsingborg, Scania, built 1641.
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The Old Church of Södra Åsum in Sjöbo Municipality — a typical example of a medieval Danish Scanian church.
