Lund

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Lund Travel Guide

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City Introduction

Lund is a city in the Scania region in southern Sweden. The city is full of history, and it is one of the oldest cities in present-day Sweden. It was founded as a market town by Denmark’s King Canute the Great at the end of the 900s, and he established a mint here. It was thus an important city from the beginning, and it was made capital of Denamrk in a short period by King Erik Emune in the 1130s, and the designation Metropolis Daniæ was added.

In 1104, Lund had become the seat of the Nordic archbishop, and up to 4,000 inhabitants lived here. From the 14th century, Lund lost importance in terms of trade, as the port city of Malmö had a better location. However, Lund continued as an ecclesiastical and educational center. In 1658, Lund became Swedish with the Roskilde peace, and a Swedishization began. In the middle of the 19th century, the railway came to the city, and a major industrialization then developed in Lund.

Today, Lund is an interesting city with several attractions in the cozy city centre. Here you can see, for example, Lund University, which was founded in 1666, which is an institution that was established as part of the brutal and non-treaty Swedishization that took place in the lost Danish Scania after 1658. The beautiful main building was built in 1882 according to architect Helgo Zettervall’s drawings. In the Danish era, however, there had been a precursor to the university in the form of the Academy in Lund, Studium Generale, which was founded in 1425. Another well-known educational institution is the Cathedral School, which was established in 1085 by Canute the Holy, and the is thereby the oldest school in what was then Denmark.

Lund Cathedral stands as the most famous attraction in the city. The church was built from around the year 1100 after not least donations from Canute the Saint. In 1145, the original church was completed, and the apse and crypt of it have been preserved to this day. The church was important in the Danish Middle Ages, and many meetings were held here. Several events also took place in the church like Anders Sunesen’s coronation of Valdemar II Sejr.

Incidentally, both took part in the crusade to Estonia in 1219, where the Danish flag of Dannebrog fell from the sky on 15 June. Anders Sunesen is buried in the transept, while the last Danish bishop in Lund, Peder Winstrup, was buried in the crypt. The cathedral’s current towers originate from a reconstruction carried out by Helgo Zettervall at the end of the 19th century. They replaced the medieval ones, and with a height of 65 meters they are a significant feature in the city’s silhouette.

There are also several interesting museums in Lund. As an old university town, collections have been established over time, which can be seen, for example, at the Historiska Museum, which exhibits archaeological and ethnographic collections. The museum is in the house, which was built 1840-1845 as a residence for the city’s bishop, but which was never used as such.

In the city you can visit the Biological Museum, which has botanical, entomological and zoological collections, and in Lund there is a botanical garden with many beautiful plants as well. It is also possible to see Swedish and Nordic contemporary art in the Konsthallen gallery. Of course, you can simply enjoy a walk in the medieval town’s narrow streets such as Lilla Fiskaregatan, Stora Södergatan, Bytaregatan and Skomakaregatan as a god choice for sightseeing when in Lund.

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Malmo Malmö, Sweden

Malmö

Malmö is a kind of capital of Southern Sweden and it is at the same time a big city and a city, where most sights and activities are within comfortable walking distance of each other. It offers great experiences with a wide variety of opportunities, no matter where the starting point is.

Malmö’s Danish history is expressed, among other things, through distinguished buildings from this long period; these include, for example, Malmøhus Castle, central town houses and the large and atmospheric Saint Petri Church. Some of the town houses from this time form the old Malmö, and you can enjoy some of the places in good mood at restaurants that are decorated in the cellars today.

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Helsingborg, Sweden

Helsingborg

Helsingborg is Scania’s second largest city, and here you can experience a fine maritime atmosphere and several sights and historic buildings. The city is one of the oldest in the area that is today Sweden. It was founded in Denmark in 1085 on the strategically important position opposite Danish Elsinore at the narrowest point of the Øresund strait. This position was a determining factor for the development, not least after the introduction of the Øresund toll in 1429.

The toll had to be paid by all passing ships, and it was one of the largest sources of income for the Danish king. With the Peace of Roskilde, Helsingborg became Swedish, and a massive Swedishization of the area was initiated. Another significant part of history took place in 1892, when railway ferries were introduced on the crossing to Elsinore, and passenger ferries are still an important part of the city’s identity linking it to Denmark many times each hour.

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Overview of Lund

Lund is a city in the Scania region in southern Sweden. The city is full of history, and it is one of the oldest cities in present-day Sweden. It was founded as a market town by Denmark’s King Canute the Great at the end of the 900s, and he established a mint here. It was thus an important city from the beginning, and it was made capital of Denamrk in a short period by King Erik Emune in the 1130s, and the designation Metropolis Daniæ was added.

In 1104, Lund had become the seat of the Nordic archbishop, and up to 4,000 inhabitants lived here. From the 14th century, Lund lost importance in terms of trade, as the port city of Malmö had a better location. However, Lund continued as an ecclesiastical and educational center. In 1658, Lund became Swedish with the Roskilde peace, and a Swedishization began. In the middle of the 19th century, the railway came to the city, and a major industrialization then developed in Lund.

Today, Lund is an interesting city with several attractions in the cozy city centre. Here you can see, for example, Lund University, which was founded in 1666, which is an institution that was established as part of the brutal and non-treaty Swedishization that took place in the lost Danish Scania after 1658. The beautiful main building was built in 1882 according to architect Helgo Zettervall’s drawings. In the Danish era, however, there had been a precursor to the university in the form of the Academy in Lund, Studium Generale, which was founded in 1425. Another well-known educational institution is the Cathedral School, which was established in 1085 by Canute the Holy, and the is thereby the oldest school in what was then Denmark.

About the Lund travel guide

Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English

About the travel guide

The Lund travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Swedish city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.

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