Scania

Also known as Skåne

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other historical provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as th

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Scania, also known as Skåne, is Sweden's southernmost historical province, located at the southern tip of the Götaland region and largely corresponding to Skåne County created in 1997. Though historically defined, Scania remains culturally relevant in Swedish speech and identity today, and it encompasses 33 municipalities governed within the Skåne Regional Council, with its largest city, Malmö, being Sweden's third-largest city.

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Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.name: Scania
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.other_name: Skåne
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.image_flag: 100px|border|Flag of Scania100px|border|Flag of Scania
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.flag_size: 100px
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.image_shield: Skånes vapen crowned.svg
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.shield_size: 100px
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.image_map: Sverigekarta-Landskap Skåne.svg
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.mapsize: 250px
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.settlement_type: Historical province
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.seat_type: Largest city
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.seat: Malmö
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.subdivision_type1: Land
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.subdivision_name1: Götaland
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.subdivision_name2: 16px Skåne County
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement <! See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions >.area_total_km2: 10,939

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Population: 1386530
Area: 11027
Official website: skane.com
Image: Willows and flowering rapefield.jpg

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Commons category: Skåne
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To the north, Scania borders the historical provinces of Halland and Småland, to the northeast Blekinge, to the east and south the Baltic Sea, and to the west Öresund. Since 2000, a road and railway bridge, the Öresund Bridge, bridges the Sound and connects Scania with Denmark. Scania forms part of the transnational Øresund Region.