Skanör med Falsterbo

Coordinates: 55°24′N 12°51′E / 55.400°N 12.850°E / 55.400; 12.850
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Skanör med Falsterbo
Old part of Falsterbo
Old part of Falsterbo
UTC+2 (CEST
)
Map of Skanör med Falsterbo around 1900

Skanör med Falsterbo is a statistical

preposition
med means with. Thanks to its southerly and maritime position, the locality is the mildest in Sweden, with winter lows barely averaging frosts.

Background

It is a conurbation consisting of the two medieval towns of Skanör and Falsterbo. Both towns are located on the elongated reef-like western part of the Falsterbo Peninsula, (Falsterbonäset), Falsterbo to the south and Skanör to the north. The towns are separated by a several kilometers long bank built of earth and seaweed, and have never geographically been considered the same town.

The peninsula forms the southwesternmost tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It marks the border between the Baltic Sea and the Øresund, the sound that separates the Danish island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania.

Geography

The locality is situated south of the city of Malmö, 28 km from Skanör and 30 km from Falsterbo, based on the local distance signs along the motorway. During the 20th century the towns have become affluent suburbs for people working in the Malmö-Lund region, as well as a popular site among older people who have retired from higher positions abroad or in the capital.

The peninsula is divided by the Falsterbo Canal, a waterway at the base of the Falsterbo Peninsula that shortens the route between the Øresund and the Baltic Sea, which was built to avoid mines laid in Øresund during WWII. The canal goes between the bays Höllviken (north) and Kämpingebukten (south).

Climate

The Swedish meteorological institute

diurnal temperature variation. The great maritime effects as well as the ice-free winters of the region contributes to both yearly heat and cold records being subdued by Swedish standards, however specific climate events have shrunk the temperature to −24 °C (−11 °F) and raised it to 30 °C (86 °F). In 2006, Falsterbo had an absolute December minimum of 3 °C (37 °F), exceptionally mild by Swedish standards.[3] The precipitation normal value from 1961–1990 is 490.6 millimetres (19.31 in),[4]
making it a very dry climate considering it being oceanic.

Due to the very marine nature, Falsterbo is the mildest weather station in Sweden, in spite of summer highs being far below surrounding areas. It also makes it sunnier than inland Lund, with 1902 hours of bright sunshine annually compared to the 1801 hours of Lund in the 2002–2016 period, this due to less convection build-up during spring and summer. Even being part of the Nordic mainland, Falsterbo also has a similar annual temperature to Carlisle in hypermaritime coastal England in spite of being slightly further north.

Climate data for Falsterbo (2002–2022 averages & extremes since 1901)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		9.6
(49.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		24.4
(75.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		30.0
(86.0)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		6.4
(43.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		16.8
(62.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.2
(59.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.5
(54.5) 		8.4
(47.1) 		5.1
(41.2) 		11.9
(53.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		1.6
(34.9) 		3.5
(38.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		9.7
(49.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		0.1
(32.2) 		1.4
(34.5) 		4.5
(40.1) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.4
(45.3)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		9.4
(48.9) 		12.4
(54.3) 		11.5
(52.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−8.5
(16.7)
Record low °C (°F) −24.5
(−12.1) 		−19.2
(−2.6) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−12.9
(8.8) 		−24.5
(−12.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.5
(1.48) 		27.0
(1.06) 		28.0
(1.10) 		24.3
(0.96) 		36.0
(1.42) 		48.4
(1.91) 		58.3
(2.30) 		84.0
(3.31) 		41.9
(1.65) 		54.1
(2.13) 		45.9
(1.81) 		43.7
(1.72) 		529.1
(20.85)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45 68 141 231 275 278 272 240 185 115 52 31 1,933
Source 1: SMHI[5]
Source 2: SMHI Monthly Data 2002–2021[6]

History

Origin

The origin of

S:ta Gertrud church in Falsterbo
dates back to the 13th century, possibly the 12th. [7]

Growth

During the

Scania Market
. A large fishing village was located along the beaches of Øresund.

Soon thereafter a castle was raised in

Olav IV of Norway, son of queen Margaret I of Denmark
, died in 1387 in Falsterbohus.

After the

Scania Market
was dismantled and subsequently the two cities lost their former importance, but retained the town privileges, with joint administration.

Recent history

The two medieval towns Skanör and Falsterbo were united economically under the same mayor in 1754. Even so, they have geographically never been considered the same town, and they did not grow into a contiguous settlement until the late 1960s.

Falsterbo and Skanör remained small fishing towns until the rail line from

City Council (1934), but it had its own jurisdiction
and a City Court (rådhusrätt) up until 1947. It is now a locality within Vellinge Municipality and has no administration of its own. The railway closed in 1971 and was dismantled the following year.

Skanör Cement factory

During the first world war a track was laid to the new cement factory located in the Skanör harbour. There are rumours that the cement factory was used as a depot for military equipment in case the war reached Sweden. Others claim that the factory was built under German influence only to serve as a disguise for a giant artillery foundation and that the bricks in the walls were placed upright to save costs. The cannon together with its counterpart in Køge in Denmark had as a purpose to guard the Øresund. In any case the cement factory was dismantled a few years thereafter. Of the cement factory only the foundation still exists today.

Notability

Falsterbo is known for the Falsterbo Bird Observatory, since most

migratory birds leave the Scandinavian Peninsula via the 5 km long reef south of Falsterbo. The very same reef, and the fine sand beaches on the peninsula, offers some of the best sea bathing of Sweden
.

Falsterbo also has an annual horse show (show jumping and dressage), the

Falsterbo Horse Show
. Skanör used to host the annual market, Skanörs sillamarknad.

Gallery

  • Aerial view
    Aerial view
  • Windmill in Skanör.
    Windmill in Skanör.
  • Old fishing cottage, later the first library, in Skanör.
    Old fishing cottage, later the first library, in Skanör.
  • Railroad Station in Skanör.
    Railroad Station in Skanör.
  • S:t Olofs church in Skanör.
    S:t Olofs church
    in Skanör.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "1961-1990 Temperature Normals (Swedish)". SMHI. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Temperature and Clouds - December 2006 (Swedish)" (PDF). SMHI. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Precipitation normals 1961-1990". SMHI. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ "SMHI Open Data for Falsterbo" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
  6. ^ "Monthly and Yearly Statistics" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ History of Skanör-Falsterbo (hotellgasslingen.com) Archived 2010-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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