Ystad (municipality)

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Ystad municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Ystad Location of the municipality of Ystad
coat of arms Location in Skåne County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Skåne County
Historical Province (landskap): Gentle
Main place: Ystad
SCB code: 1286
Residents : 30,541 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 355 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 86 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.ystad.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 55 ° 26 '  N , 13 ° 49'  E

Ystad is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the southern Swedish province of Skåne län and the historic province of Skåne . The main town of the municipality is Ystad .

geography

The municipality of Ystad extends about 40 kilometers along the Baltic Sea . The European route 65 , the Reichsstrasse 13 and 19 and the Ystad – Simrishamn railway run through the municipality . The Skåneleden and Österlenleden hiking trails also pass through the municipality.

economy

5 percent of employees work in agriculture, around 18 percent in the secondary sector. Ystad is not only an administrative center, but also an important port city, through which most of the exchange of goods with Poland takes place.

Attractions

Charlottenlund Palace

About 15 kilometers east of the city of Ystad is the fishing village of Kåseberga , where the famous Ales stenar ship is located. Bjäresjö with the church of Bjäresjö lies in the north-west of the municipality .

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ) :

Partnerships

Personalities

  • Henrik Ludvig Sundevall (1814-1884), the Swedish naval officer, later Rear Admiral of the Royal Prussian Navy, was born on December 29, 1814 on Gut Högestad in the municipality of Ystad

Web links

Commons : Ystad Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)