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Province in Sweden
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Scania (Swedish: Skåne) is the southernmost county, as well as a traditional province, in Sweden. It is known for its rich agricultural fields, its old history, long beaches, Danish heritage and a distinguishable accent. With 1.25 million inhabitants, it is one of the most populous and densely inhabited regions of Sweden, with a strong local identity.
By boat
Scania is connected to Germany, Denmark and Poland by car ferry.
By car
The Öresund Bridge charges a toll, which is 395 kr for a standard car.
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known for its 6 km long beach and for clay pigeons - a kind of ocarina
Båstad is a city in north-western Scania, in Sweden, and the centre of Båstad Municipality. A summer resort, it is famous for its annual tennis tournament.
Eslöv is a city in Scania.
the gateway to Denmark, with Helsingör 5 km across the Öresund
Höganäs is a municipality in northwest Scania.
Höör is in the middle of Scania, the southern part of Sweden.
Kävlinge is a town in Scania.
Kristianstad (pronounced roughly "Krihansta") is a city, and a municipality in north-eastern Scania, in southern Sweden. Formerly a county seat, it is still the dominant settlement of the area.
Landskrona is the fifth largest city of Scania, known for its citadel.
famous for its long-standing university and cathedral.
the third largest city of Sweden, which evolved from an industrial city centered around a shipyard to a modern model of a sustainable community with one of the best biking infrastructures in the world
small picturesque port town. Known for views and fish dishes.
Simrishamn is a coastal town in Österlen, part of southern Sweden.
Sweden's southernmost city
Vellinge is a municipality at the southwestern edge of Scania, containing a peninsula with twin towns Skanör and Falsterbo.
home of fictional detective Kurt Wallander, created by Henning Mankell
Ystad is a small but charming city in Scania, or Skåne, part of southern Sweden. It is on the south coast of Scania and has good beaches west and east of the town.
Kullaberg is a nature reserve in Höganäs municipality in southern Sweden.
Österlen is a part of the Swedish historical province of Skåne. The town Simrishamn is in Österlen.
Söderåsen is a ridge (more precisely, a horst) in Scania in southern Sweden. On Söderåsen can you find Scania’s highest point: 212 m above sea level.
Ven (Danish: Hven) is a small Swedish island which lies in the middle of Öresund Sound, between southern Sweden and Denmark. It is best known as the site of the Renaissance-era astronomical observatory built by Tycho Brahe.
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Culture & historyThis article describes old towns and other remnants in the Nordic countries from the unification of Sweden, Norway and Denmark in the 11th century, to the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century.
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