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Pleasant walk3 on the S. and E. sides of the town, the most
attractive of which is the Rung Oscar’s Park, between the
Malmöhus and the town (cafe, with frequent concerts). To the S.ML of
the town lies the shady Cemetery (Pl. P», 3) and to the E. of that
the new suburb of Rörsjö (Pl. C, 3), with the Pauli Kyrka.
About 30 Kil. CISV2 Engl. 31.) to the S. of 3Ialmö lie the two ancient
little towns of Falsterho and Skanör, situated 2 Engl. 31. apart on a long
sandy promontory. The inhabitants earn a scanty subsistence by fishing
and tilling the poor sandy soil, hut many of them go to sea and are
considered the best sailors in this part of Sweden. 3Ianv centuries ago the
herring-fishery in this neighbourhood was very profitable, and the ‘Fair of
Skanör’, which was held at the ‘Falsterboda’ attracted merchants from all
parts of N. Europe between July and November. With the falling off of
the herring-fishery, the prosperity of these towns declined, and in 1631 a
storm choked their harbour (‘Flommen") and half buried the houses with
sand. The united population is about 1000.
The Church of Falsterho, now deeply imbedded in sand, is said to
be the most ancient in Skåne, and is still visited by pilgrims,
particularly on St. John’s Day. The Castle Hill commands a view of the
lighthouse (Falsterbo Fyr), the light-ship on the dangerous Falsterbo Riff
(‘reef"), the island of Haklappen with its countless gulls, and farther
distant the chalk-island of Höen.
The Church of Skanör, another venerable edifice, has a crypt under
the choir like the churches of Lund and Dalby (pp. 3S7, 3SS). The fine
old font is embellished with the figures of twenty kings. The Castle Hill
here commands an extensive view, extending in clear weather across
the Sound as far as Slevens Klint, a cliff on the Danish coast.
Railway rao3i Malmö to Ystad, 63 Kil. (391/9Engl.M.), in 2!/2
-3*,’0 hrs. (fares 2l/4kr.). —The train traverses the fertile pro-
vince of Sklne, where extensive corn-fields and beautiful groves
of beeches contrast pleasantly with the dreary regions farther to
the N., while white churches and country-seats of the Swedish
noblesse are seen at fréquent intervals. About 5 Kil. to the X. of
(16 Kil.) Skabersjö is the beautiful mansion of Torup, which forms
an interesting object for an afternoon’s drive from Malmö. At
(21 Kil.) Svedala the line is crossed by the branch-line from Lund
to Trelleborg (p. 388). Near (29 Kil.) Börringe is the chateau of
that name, formerly a nunnery. In the neighbourhood of (39 Kil.)
Skurup is Svoneholm on an island in the Svanesjö, once the
property of Roger Maclean, a distinguished farmer and promoter
of national education. The following stations are named after the
extensive estates and mansions near them.
63 Kil. (391/2 Engl. M.) Ystad (Hotel du Sud; Hotel du Nord;
English vice-consul. Mr. H. Nilsson), a busy seaport with 7800
in-hab., mentioned in history as early as the 13th century. To a
Franciscan monastery, founded here in 1267, once belonged the
Petri Kyrka, which is now modernised. The Vårfru-Kyrka also
dates from the 13th century. Down to 1658 the town belonged to
Denmark. Besides the coasting steamers from Stockholm to Malmö,
Copenhagen , and Gothenburg, others ply to Stettin, Liibeck, and
Bergen, and there are several small local steamboats.
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