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Scania (Skåne)
Information
Country	Sweden
Area	10 939 km²
Population	1 250 673 hab. (2011)
Density	114,33 inhab./km²
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
55 ° 51 ′ 36 ″ N 13 ° 34 ′ 2 ″ E
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The Scania is a region of Götaland.

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Skåne is a historic region in Sweden, located at the southern end of the country. Skåne is separated from Denmark by the Sund Strait (Öresund

Cities

• 55.59318913.0214231 Malmö  – The third largest city in Sweden, after those of Stockholm and Gothenburg. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.70831313.1991642 Lund  – Student City. Lund University is the largest higher education and research institution in Scandinavia. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.36666713.1666673 Trelleborg  (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.33768213.3589664 Smygehuk  – village and fishing port on the southern tip of Skåne (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.43055613.8205565 Ystad  – One of the oldest towns in Skåne, renowned for its many half-timbered houses. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.55655414.3515636 Simrishamn  – Small town with a fishing port on the east coast of Skåne. Nearby is the Glimmingehus, a very well preserved medieval castle. Simrishamn is the most important center of Österlen an informal region in south-eastern Skåne. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 55.92679814.3049577 Åhus  – Small town with a long beach very crowded in summer. Åhus is the hometown of the famous vodka brand, Absolut. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 56.02937514.1568148 Kristianstad  – Founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark as a garrison town, Kristianstad is today an industrial town of some importance. (last update Feb. 2018)

• 56.0512.7166679 Helsingborg  – Very old town located on the coast of the Øresund Strait opposite the Danish town ofElsinore (last update Feb. 2018)

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