Scania

county (län) in Sweden

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other historical provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as th

road and railway bridge over Øresund

municipality in Skåne County, Sweden

municipality in Skåne County, Sweden

municipality in Skåne County, Sweden

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thumb|right|320px|Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg from Blaeu's Atlas Maior (1663) thumb|right|320px|Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg main building from Blaeu's Atlas Maior (1663)

Micronation in Höganäs, Sweden

thumb|The historic region Skåneland (the Scanian provinces) in brown, consisting of the Sweden|Swedish provinces [[Blekinge, Halland and Scania, and the Danish island Bornholm]]Skåneland is a region on the southern Scandinavian Peninsula. It includes the Swedish provinces of Blekinge, Halland, and Scania. The Danish island of Bornholm is traditionally also included. Skåneland has no official recognition or function and the term is not in common usage. Equivalent terms in English and Latin are "the Scanian Provinces" and "Terrae Scaniae" respectively. The term is mostly used in historical conte

stone ship in Ystad, Sweden

national park

national park

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diocese within the Church of Sweden

transnational region in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden

nordic bronze age grave in Kivik, southern Sweden

Spettekaka, or spettkaka (spiddekaga in native Scanian), is a local dessert of the southern parts of Sweden, chiefly in the province of Scania (Skåne) but also in Halland. It is an important part of the Scanian culinary heritage. The name means "spit cake", describing the method of preparation.

river in Sweden

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thumb|right|300px|The romanesque architecture|romanesque church in Skanör

Scanisaurus is a dubious genus of plesiosaur that lived in what is now Sweden and Russia during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period. The name Scanisaurus means "Skåne lizard", Skåne being the southernmost province of Sweden, where a majority of the fossils referred to the genus have been recovered. The genus contains one species, S. nazarowi, described in 1911 by Nikolay Bogolyubov as a species of Cimoliasaurus based on a single vertebral centrum discovered near Orenburg, Russia. the species was moved into its own genus by Per-Ove Persson in 1959 after several differences were ob

Ringsjön is a lake situated in the middle of Skåne County, Sweden. At , it is the second largest lake in the county. The western and eastern parts of the lake, called Västra Ringsjön and Östra Ringsjön respectively, are separated by a headland. Västra Ringsjön has a depth of at its deepest known point, while Östra Ringsjön has a depth of .

A snapphane was a member of a 17th-century pro-Danish guerrilla organization, auxiliaries or paramilitary troops that fought against the Swedes in the Second Northern and Scanian Wars, primarily in the eastern former Danish provinces that had become southern Sweden in these wars. The term was a derogatory reference for those the Swedish authorities considered illegal combatants.

thumb|250px|Uppåkra church, built in the 1860s on the site of the medieval church.

Vombsjön (sometimes called Våmbsjön) is a lake in Scania, Sweden. It is located 20 km to the east of Lund and lies in the municipalities of Lund, Eslöv and Sjöbo. The lake has been the source of drinking water for Malmö since 1948. Its watershed is 447 km2.

law of the historical provinces of Scania

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right|thumb|On this land map, the Linderödsås is the forested part from N-W to S-E. The Linderödsåsen is a ridge, geologically a horst, in the province of Skåne in southernmost Sweden. It lies at the edge of the Baltic shield, in the Tornquist Zone, and continues with the Hallandsåsen in north western direction towards the Kattegat.

river in Scania, Sweden

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railway line in Sweden

nature reserve in Skåne, Sweden

monument formerly in Ystad, Sweden

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thumb|right|Typical view from the rich fields of Söderslätt Söderslätt ("South Plain") is a Swedish agricultural district, known for its very high quality soil. It is located in the south-west of Scania, at the southernmost peak of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It isn't an administrative area but is usually considered to comprise four municipalities: Skurup, Svedala, Trelleborg and Vellinge (of which the latter includes the Falsterbo Peninsula). Malmö, Scania's largest city, is not really associated with this agricultural area. But that city's eastern end equals Söderslätt's western boundary. Wh

Medieval fish market in Sweden

Svartsoppa ("black soup") is a soup consumed traditionally and mostly in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden. The main ingredient is goose blood (or sometimes pig blood). It is often eaten before the goose dish at the Mårtens gås or Mårten gås dinner on the 10 November, the eve of Saint Martin (11 November), a surviving remnant of the Roman Catholic feast dedicated to Martin of Tours. Goose is traditionally eaten at this feast over large parts of Europe, with associations to the folklore surrounding Saint Martin.

nature reserve in Skåne, Sweden

nature reserve in Skåne, Sweden

building in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden

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lighthouse at Falsterbo, Vellinge Municipality, Sweden

250 px|thumb|Vätteryd in Hässleholm

Scandinavian political organization