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Scania, Sweden====Scania, known in Scandinavia as Skåne is the southernmost province of Sweden. Within Scania, there are 33 municipalities that are autonomous within the Scania Regional Council. Scania's largest city is Malmö, which is also the third largest in Sweden, as well as the fifth largest in Scandinavia.=== To the north, Scania borders the provinces of Halland and Småland, to the north...
Municipality of Ängelholm, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Ängelholm . Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project...
Project start 15.6.2018 Under constructionNote that the project is about the present and past city of Kristianstad, not the much larger present municipality nor the previously existing county Kristinstad län. ===History===The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the nearby town of Vä...
Project start 15.6.2018. Under constructionNote that the project is about the urban city of Lund, not the present municipality Lund in english is sometimes mentioned as the oldest town or city in present-day Sweden, although it has only been a formal Swedish city for 300 years of its at least thousand year long history. It's so old that its origins are unclear, but was presumably existing by th...
Project start 15.6.2018. Under constructionMalmö in english earliest written mention of Malmö as a city dates from 1275 .[8] It is thought to have been founded shortly before that date,[8] as a fortified quay or ferry berth of the Archbishop of Lund,[9] some 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the north-east. Malmö was for centuries Denmark's second-biggest city. Its original name was Malmhaug (with al...
HistoryHelsingborg is one of the oldiest cities in Sweden. Its history extends to the Viking era. There has been permanent settlement since 1085. Helsingborgs geographical position at the narrowest part of Öresund made it very important for Denmark. From 1429 Eric of Pomerania introduced the Öresundstolden (the Sound Dues), a levy on all trading vessels passing through the sound between Helsing...
Bromölla, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Bromölla , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part...
Project start 15.6.2018. Under constructionNote that this is a project about the urban area of Ystad, not the present municipality. ===History===After the time of Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde and Archbishop of Lund, peace was brought to the area in the 11th century, fishing families settled at the mouth of the river Vassa as herring fishing became the main source of trade. Ystad was not mentione...
Project start 15.6.2018 Under construction=Trelleborg Municipality===Trelleborg Municipality (Trelleborgs kommun) is the southernmost municipality of Sweden, in Skåne County. Its seat is located in the city Trelleborg.== The present municipality was created in 1967 through the amalgamation of the City of Trelleborg with five rural municipalities. It consists of over thirty original local govern...
Skånska husarregementet Skånska husarregementet (K 5) var ett kavalleriförband inom svenska armén som verkade i olika former åren 1658-1709 och 1709-1927. Förbandsledningen var förlagd i Helsingborgs garnison . Under åren har regementet kallats även Kungl. Skånska kavalleriregementet (1658-1676), Norra skånska kavalleriregementet (1676-1801), Skånska linjedragonregementet (1801- 1807) och Skåns...
Svedala= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Svedala , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of a larger proje...
Skurup, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Skurup , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of ...
Municipality of Tomelilla, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Tomelilla . Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project...
Municipality of Eslöv, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Eslöv , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project...
Hörby, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Hörby , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of a ...
Svalöv, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Svalöv , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of ...
Åhus town, Skåne, Sweden Åhus was a danish town until 1658, when it became Swedish. Åhus is the second largest locality in Kristianstad Municipality, in the historical province of Skåne and in Skåne County, Sweden. It had 9,423 inhabitants in 2010, but the number triples during the summer due to tourists who come seeking the beaches and nature of the Helgeå and Hanöbukten area. Åhus is also ...
Sjöbo, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Sjöbo , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of a ...
Landskrona, Scania, Sweden=Note that this is a project about the urban area of Landskrona, not about the present municipality Landskrona is a late medieval town in Scania province , Sweden, located at the shores of Øresund , founded at the location of the former Danish fishing village Sønder Sæby in the province of Scania by king Erik of Pomerania early in the 15th century. The location was a n...
Bjuv, Scania, Sweden This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Bjuv , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part of a ...
Staffanstorp, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the Municipality of Staffanstorp , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project i...
Hässleholm, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Hässleholm , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a ...
Klippan, Scania, Sweden= This is a regional project in Geni for the municipality of Klippan , Sweden. Everybody who is interested in the history of the town or its residents is welcome to join the project. Once you have joined the project you can add profiles, photos, documents etc. of people who have resided here or who otherwise are related to the history of the town. This project is a part o...
Ängelholm, Lergökasta´n, ligger vackert längst in i Skälderviken på Skånes nordvästkust. Staden grundades år 1516 av den danske kungen Kristian II. Staden grundades 16 oktober 1516 av den danske kungen Kristian II på Malmöhus. Den ursprungliga stadsplanen bär i all blygsamhet vissa renässansdrag: den raka Storgatan bildar en axel kring vilken rätvinkliga kvarter stakas ut och i centrum finns e...
Båstad, Skoone, Ruotsi= Tämä on sukututkimussivusto Genin Båstad -paikkakuntaprojekti. Kaikki paikkakunnalla asuneiden henkilöiden historiasta kiinnostuneet ovat tervetulleita liittymään projektiin yhteistyöntekijöiksi. Projektiin voi liittää täällä syntyneiden, asuneiden, kuolleiden ja vaikuttaneiden henkilöiden profiileja sekä valokuvia ja dokumentteja. Projekti kuuluu laajemman Skoone -proje...