Scania
Scania (
Skåne) is the southernmost
historical Province (
landskap) of
Sweden. It borders
Hallandia,
Smalandia and
Blechingia. To the east, west and south it also borders the
Baltic Sea and the
Öresund strait, also known as
The Sound.
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County
\nFor current affairs see: Skåne County
Skåne County has virtually the same boundaries as the province of Scania.
History
\nMain article: History of Scania
Chartered towns before
1971:
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. Skåne was in
1719 the last to become a province of Sweden.
Geography
\nMain article: Geography of Scania
Culture
\nMain article: Culture of Scania
Heraldry
\nMain article: Heraldry of Scania
Skåne was granted its arms at the funeral of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in
1660, based on the arms of the City of
Malmö. 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".
Dukes of Scania
\nSince 1772, Swedish Princes have been created Dukes of various provinces. This is solely a nominal title.\n*
Crown Prince Carl (from his birth in
1826 until he became King in
1859)\n*
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (from his birth in
1882 until he became King in
1950)
External links
\n*Skåne - Tourist site\n*
Foundation for Scanian Future\n*
Scania -
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
Category:Provinces of Sweden\nCategory:Scania
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