Ystad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Ystad  Ystad  Ystad | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′N 13°50′E / 55.417°N 13.833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Scania |
| County | Scania County |
| Municipality | Ystad Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 28,985 |
| • Density | 2,120/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ystad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈy̌ːsta(d)][2]) is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. The detective series Wallander, created by Henning Mankell, is set primarily in Ystad.[3]
In 1285, the town's name was written Ystath. Its original meaning is not fully understood, but the y probably is related to an old word for the yew tree,[4] while stad means town or place.
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 28.
- ^ "On the Kurt Wallander trail in Ystad, Sweden | The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 2017-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon, 2003