Everything about Ystad totally explained
Ystad is a
city with a population of 17,286 (2005) in the traditional province
Scania (Skåne),
Sweden and the seat of
Ystad Municipality,
Skåne County, in the southernmost part of the country.
History
In the 13th century, the foundation of a town was established at the mouth of the
Vassån, a small river. The
monastery Gråbrödraklostret, of the
Franciscan order, was finished in the middle of that century.
Today
Some of the main industries of the town are trade, handicraft and tourism. It is considered one of the best preserved cities in the Scania province, and few cities in Sweden can measure up to its old picturesque houses and street network.
The town has two large medieval churches: The Church of Saint Peter (also known as Klostret) and the Church of the Virgin Mary (Mariakyrkan), both highly influenced by the
gothic Hansa architecture that can be seen in churches around the
Baltic Sea, for instance in
Helsingborg,
Malmö and
Rostock.
Ystad is known internationally as the setting for many of the novels of
Henning Mankell, featuring fictional Ystad police inspector
Kurt Wallander.
There are frequent ferries to
Bornholm,
Denmark and to
Świnoujście in
Poland. The town has train connections with
Malmö,
Simrishamn and
Copenhagen.
The name
In 1285 the name was written
Ystath. It isn't fully interpreted, but
probably the "
y" has something to do with an old word for the
yew tree,
-stad is
town, or rather
place. In Danish times before 1658 the spelling was
Ysted.
Sports
The most popular sport in Ystad is
handball, with two big clubs. Ystads IF is located in the highest Swedish national league (Elitserien, as of 2008) whilst IFK Ystad is situated in the league below (Division 1, as of 2008). Through the years several famous handball players have played for either of these clubs, the most famous one problaby being Per Carlén.
Newspapers
The only newspaper active in Ystad is the
Ystads Allehanda which is also covering the neighbouring municipalities of
Skurup,
Tomelilla,
Simrishamn and
Sjöbo. The newspaper was founded in1873
Further Information
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