15 Facts About Scania

Scania, known by its native name of Skane, is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden.

Scania Griffin has become a well-known symbol for the province and is used by commercial enterprises.

Scania was first mentioned in written texts in the 9th century.

Scania has since that year been fully integrated in the Swedish nation.

Relatively strong regional identity in Scania is often referred to in order to explain the general support in the province for the decentralization efforts introduced by the Swedish government.

Related searches

Kullaberg Nature Preserve in northwest Scania is home to several rare species including spring vetchling, Lathyrus sphaericus.

Gross relief of Scania reflects more the preglacial development than the erosion and deposits caused by the Quaternary glaciers.

Scania is divided into 33 municipalities with population and land surface as the table below shows.

Western Scania has a high population density, not only by Scandinavian standards but by average European standards, at close to 300 inhabitants per square kilometre.

In 1658, the following ten places in Scania were chartered and held town rights: Lund, Helsingborg, Falsterbo, Ystad, Skanor, Malmo, Simrishamn, Landskrona, and Kristianstad .

Scania has the mildest climate in Sweden, but there are some local differences.

Autumn in Scania is a slow process, compared with more northern parts of Sweden .

Scania has churches built in the gothic style, such as Saint Petri Church in Malmo, dating from the early 14th century.

Scania has 240 palaces and country estates—more than any other province in Sweden.

Between 1840 and 1900, the landed nobility in Scania built and rebuilt many of the castles again, often by modernizing previous buildings at the same location in a style that became typical for Scania.