This article is about the Swedish city Landskrona. For the Czech city Landskron, see Landskron.

Landskrona
The old water tower in Landskrona is a landmark that can be seen from far away
Landskrona
Coordinates: 55°52′N 12°50′E / 55.867, 12.833
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Landskrona Municipality
County	Skåne County
Province	Skåne
Charter	15th century
Area [1]
- Total	12. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Landskrona Municipality ( Landskrona kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Skåne County ( Skåne län) is the southernmost county or Län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 18 km² (4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	38,780
- Density	2,354/km² (6,096. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Landskrona is a city (pop. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official 28,670 in 2005) in Scania, southernmost Sweden. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It is the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County. Landskrona Municipality ( Landskrona kommun) is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Skåne County ( Skåne län) is the southernmost county or Län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

The city Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete with Danish towns under Hanseatic control. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( Eric of Pomerania or Erik of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 &ndash 3 May 1459) was King of Norway (1389–1442 elected King of The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A Carmelite monastery was founded in 1410, English merchants were granted the privileges in a royal charter in 1412, and the town itself was chartered in 1413. The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by Synecdoche; Latin: Ordo fratrum Beatæ Landskrona was burned by the Hanseatic League in 1428.

The town supported the deposed king Christian II of Denmark (1525), and opposed the Reformation in Denmark (1535), and in both cases found itself among the defeated. Christian II (1 July 1481 &ndash 25 January 1559 was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 &ndash 1523 and Sweden (1520 &ndash 1521 The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The Reformist King Christian III of Denmark abstained however from retaliation, and instead founded a castle to protect the harbour. Christian III ( August 12, 1503 &ndash January 1, 1559) king of Denmark and Norway, was the son of Frederick A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The castle, built where the monastery had been situated until the Reformation, was completed by 1560.

Around 1591 (the date is unclear) Gassendi reports in his biography of Tycho Brahe that Tycho's pet moose died in Landskrona Castle. Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe ( December 14 1546 &ndash October 24 1601) was a Danish nobleman The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. The moose, apparently, got drunk on beer and fell down the stairs of the castle, breaking his leg and dying shortly thereafter.

When Scania had been ceded to Sweden in 1658, the good harbour and the strong fort were reasons for plans to make Landskrona a commercial center of the acquired territory with extraordinary privileges for foreign trade. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( The castle was reinforced by bastions, the area inside the moats extended to 400x400 meters, the castle was considered the strongest and most modern in Scandinavia, but was temporarily lost to the Danes after a comparably short siege July 8-August 2, 1676. A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a Fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain with the shape A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the The commandant Colonel Hieronymus Lindeberg was consequently sentenced to death for high treason.

Any further plans for Landskrona were however not realized, for various reasons. The continued Swedish-Danish wars favoured Karlskrona, located at a safer distance from Denmark, replacing Landskrona as a naval base, the fortifications were discontinued, and Malmö remained the most important commercial town - despite Malmö lacking a harbour until the late 18th century. Karlskrona is a city in the province of Blekinge in south-eastern Sweden. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The fortifications at Landskrona were expanded considerably between 1747 and 1788, but were condemned in 1822, whereafter the garrison was abolished in 1869. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The walls and moats of the fortifications are today a beautiful recreational area, commonly known as the Landskrona Citadel. Landskrona Citadel, Swedish Landskrona slott or Citadellet, is situated in Landskrona, Scania, southern Sweden.

Transport

Since January 2001 Landskrona has a new railway station on the main line between Malmö and Gothenburg along the Swedish west coast. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. The connection between the new station and the city centre, "The Station Shuttle", is operated with trolleybuses from 27 August 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Landskrona is now the only city in Sweden operating trolleybuses.

See also

• List of Swedish wars
• Ven
• List of cities with trolleybuses

References

External links

• Landskrona Municipality - Official site
• Landskrona Trolleybus - Pictures from the construction of the trolleybus line (in Swedish)
• Landskrona Posten - Local Newspaper

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