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Scania, or Sk�ne, is the southernmost historical province or landskap in Sweden. It borders to Hallandia, Smalandia and Blechingia. To the east, west and south it also borders to the Baltic Sea and the �resund strait, also known as the Sound.
| Sk�ne LandTerra Scania (G�taland)CountySk�ne County Area10,939 km² Provincial flower_- Swedish_ - LatinOxeye daisyPr�stkrage Leucanthemum vulgare Provincial animalRed deer Provincial birdRed kite Provincial fishEel |
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County
For current affairs see: Sk�ne County
Sk�ne County has virtually the same boundaries as the province of Scania.
History
Main article: History of Scania
- Esl�v (1911)
- Falsterbo (approximately 1200)
- Helsingborg (1085)
- H�ssleholm (1914)
- H�gan�s (1936)
- Kristianstad (1622)
- Landskrona (1413)
- Lund (approximately 990)
- Malm� (approximately 1250)
- Simrishamn (approximately 1300)
- Skan�r (approximately 1200)
- Trelleborg (approximately 1200)
- Ystad (approximately 1200)
- �ngelholm (1516)
Historically the province of Scania was a part of Terra Scania, which together with Jutland and "the islands" constituted Denmark. Following the Treaty of Roskilde Terra Scania became a possession of the Swedish Crown, retaining its old laws and Lantdag , but was soon to be split. Bornholm was returned to Denmark, and the other provinces were successively incorporated into Sweden. Sk�ne was in 1719 the last to become a province of Sweden.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Scania
- Highest mountain: S�der�sen 212 meters
- Largest lake: Iv�sj�n
- National parks: Dalby S�derskog, Stenshuvud
Culture
Main article:
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Scania
Sk�ne was granted its arms at the funeral of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660, based on the arms of the City of Malm�. The arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Or, a Griffin's head erased Gules, crowned Azure and armed Azure, when it should be armed".
See also: Scania AB, Scania (disambiguation)