Kristianstad, former län (county) of southern Sweden, extending between Skalder Bay on the Kattegat (strait) and Hanö Bay on the Baltic Sea. Founded as a county in 1719, it was merged with the county of Malmöhus in 1997 to form the county of Skåne.
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Sweden, country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. The name Sweden was derived from the Svear, or Suiones, a people mentioned as early as 98 ceby the Roman author Tacitus. The country’s ancient name was Svithiod. Stockholm has been the permanent capital since 1523.…
Skåne, län(county) and traditional landskap(province), southern Sweden. Skåne county was created in 1997 from the counties of Malmöhus and Kristianstad and is coextensive with Skåne province. Occupying the peninsular southern tip of Sweden, it is bounded by water on three sides—the Baltic Sea on the…
LänLän,, administrative subdivision (county) of Sweden; see…