Map of Hven from the Blaeu Atlas 1663

Backafall, the east coast of Hven

Hven or Ven (Swedish and Danish usually Ven, but sometimes Hven which is Swedish old spelling) is a small Swedish island in the Öresund strait, between Scania and Zealand (Denmark). It belongs to the Landskrona municipality. The island has 371 inhabitants and an area of 7.5 km2. During the 1930's, the population was at its record, ca 1,300. Download high resolution version (750x601, 88 KB)Map of the island of Hven from a copper etching of Willem Janszoon Blaeus Blaeu Atlas 1663. ... Download high resolution version (750x601, 88 KB)Map of the island of Hven from a copper etching of Willem Janszoon Blaeus Blaeu Atlas 1663. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 397 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 800 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The island Ven in Öresund, Sweden Photo taken by User:Abelson in August 2002. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 397 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (530 × 800 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The island Ven in Öresund, Sweden Photo taken by User:Abelson in August 2002. ... Northern Öresund Oresund (Öresund in Swedish or Øresund in Danish) or The Sound, is the strait that separates Zealand from Scania, and thereby Denmark from Sweden. ... The Flag of SkÃ¥ne (also known as Scania in English) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) and County (Län) of Sweden. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ... Landskrona is a municipality and town in Scania in southernmost Sweden. ...

The island was historically under Danish rule, but it fell to Swedish hands in 1660, two years after the Treaty of Roskilde. Astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) built two observatories here, Uraniborg and Stjerneborg. // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... Tycho Brahe Monument of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler in Prague Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601), was a Danish nobleman from the region of Scania (in modern-day Sweden), best known today as an early astronomer, though in his lifetime he was also... // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... MolÄ—tai Astronomical Observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ... Uraniborg was the astronomical/astrological observatory of Tycho Brahe; built circa 1576-1580 on Hven (also known as Ven or Hveen), an island in the Öresund; between Zealand and Scania. ... Stjerneborg was Tycho Brahes underground observatory next to his palace-observatory Uraniborg. ...

There are three villages on the island: Bäckviken, Tuna By and Kyrkbacken.

Hven has ferries to Landskrona, Helsingborg and, in the summer only, to Copenhagen. The ferries land in Bäckviken. The old water tower in Landskrona is perhaps the local landmark and can be seen from far away Landskrona is a city in southernmost Sweden with some 27,000 inhabitants. ... Helsingborg in Sweden Helsingborg is located in the southernmost part of Sweden, called SkÃ¥ne, and has a population of 91,600. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ...

The island is a popular tourist place, especially in summer. It is sometimes called "The pearl of Öresund". Strand of akoya pearls from China Pearl farm, Seram, Indonesia A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as pearl oysters. ...

Backafall on Ven is named in Gabriel Jönssons poem Vid vakten.

As the earth is rich of moraine, it is good for agriculture. Durum and grapes are planted here. Moraine at Mono Lake, California, United States Moraines clearly seen on a side glacier of the Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, Switzerland. ... Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum durum) is the only tetraploid species of wheat widely cultivated today. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis...

See also

• Islands of Sweden

Bike rental is popular for tourists.

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• Allt om Ven - Swedish
• Backafallsbyn - Swedish/English
• Tycho Brahe's Hven - Danish
• Swedish/Danish/English page

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