Ystad

Ystad
Coat of arms of Ystad
Ystad is located in Scania
Ystad
Ystad
Ystad is located in Sweden
Ystad
Ystad
Ystad is located in European Union
Ystad
Ystad
Coordinates: 55°25′N 13°50′E / 55.417°N 13.833°E / 55.417; 13.833
CountrySweden
ProvinceScania
CountyScania County
MunicipalityYstad Municipality
Area
 • Total8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2015)[1]
 • Total28,985
 • Density2,120/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
The marina in the summer of 2015.

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 28.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon, 2003