Ystad Municipality

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Ystad Municipality
Ystads kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Ystad
Area[1]
 • Total 1,215.54 km2 (469.3 sq mi)
 • Land 352.44 km2 (136.1 sq mi)
 • Water 863.1 km2 (333.2 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 28,322
 • Density 23.3/km2 (60.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania
Municipal code 1286
Website www.ystad.se

Ystad Municipality (Ystads kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Ystad.

The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the former City of Ystad with four surrounding municipalities.

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[edit] Localities

There are nine urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Ystad Municipality.

In the table the urban areas are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

# Locality Population
1 Ystad 17,286
2 Köpingebro 1,060
3 Svarte 836
4 Nybrostrand 675
5 Löderup 558
6 Sövestad 376
7 Glemmingebro 349
8 Hedeskoga 280
9 Stora Herrestad 258

[edit] International relations

[edit] Twin towns — sister cities

Ystad is twinned with:

[edit] References

[edit] External links

  • Ystad Municipality - Official site
  • Österlen - Official site
  • Kurt Wallander English Language site for fans of Henning Mankell's detective series, including information on, and photographs of, Ystad
  • Branagh's Wallander - Website relating to the BBC's english-language Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh

Coordinates: 55°25′N 13°50′E / 55.417°N 13.833°E / 55.417; 13.833

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