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Hallamölla is a natural and cultural heritage site located in the Österlen region of Skåne County, Sweden. The site is situated on the Verkeån river and lies within the Verkeån Nature Reserve. The name “Hallamölla” likely translates to “mill by the flat rocks,” referring to its two main features: Skåne’s highest waterfall and a historic…
Lomma is a locality in southwestern Sweden. It is the seat of Lomma Municipality, located in Skåne County. The town sits directly on the coast of the Öresund, the strait between Sweden and Denmark, just north of Malmö. With a population of approximately 13,800 residents, Lomma is a significant residential area within the greater Malmö…
Trelleborg is a town in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden. It is a town with a rich history, dating back to the Viking Age, and is known for its strategic location along the Baltic Sea. Today, with its harbor, it is an important gateway for Swedes traveling to the European continent. Trelleborg is…
Welcome to one of the crime capitals of Sweden. This is Ystad, the home of the fictional police officer Kurt Wallander. This town in southern Sweden has become famous due to the crime novels by Henning Mankell. In reality, this is a historical town with a harbor in the province of Skåne. With around 20.000…
Welcome to the southernmost point of Sweden. Smygehuk is a headland with a small harbor and former fishing village in Trelleborg Municipality in the province of Skåne. Just to the northeast lies the locality of Smygehus, which is the southernmost locality in Sweden. Smygehuk is one of the main tourist attractions along the coast of…
Welcome to the southernmost locality in Sweden. This is Smygehamn in the province of Skåne. With a population of around 1,200 inhabitants it by far manages to clear the threshold of 200 set by Statistics Sweden to be called a locality. The locality is just slightly to the northeast of Smygehuk, the southernmost point in…
Kivik is a coastal locality in Simrishamn Municipality in the province of Skåne in the southern part of Sweden. This coastal area is famous for tourism and its orchards within a region known as Österlen. The year-round population stands at around 890 inhabitants, but that is a number that increases many times over during the…
Sandhammaren is a beach and nature area in Ystad Municipality. This is one of the long sandy beaches that makes the province of Skåne a popular summer destination for many looking for a vacation on the beach. This is, after all, one of the most popular beaches in the region known as Österlen at the…
Skillinge is a coastal locality in Simrishamn Municipality. It lies within the province of Skåne in the southernmost part of Sweden. There are around 960 year-round inhabitants within the locality, but the population increases manyfold during the summer months. It is the summer and tourism that is one of the main industries here in addition…
Simrishamn is a coastal town in the province of Skåne, in a region known as Österlen in the southernmost part of Sweden. It is with its around 6.800 inhabitants the seat of the local municipality. It has developed with the Baltic Sea at its doorstep with a harbor that has been important for both fishing…
Kåseberga is a small settlement in Ystad Municipality in the southern Swedish province of Skåne. It is a coastal settlement along the shores of the Baltic Sea. However, it is not the access to the sea that makes this place famous. Its around 100 inhabitants live at the base of a hill. On top of…
Åhus is a coastal town in Kristianstad Municipality in the province of Skåne. It lies along the shores of the Baltic Sea in southern Sweden. This is a popular summer resort for many, both occasional visitors as well as for a recurring summer population. It is home to around 10,500 year-round inhabitants, but the population…