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 | | | Skåneland or, more properly, Skånelandskapen (sometimes the Latin names terra Scania or terra Scaniæ are used) is a denomination for the area once making up the eastern part of Denmark, and in the Treaty of Roskilde (1658) permanently ceded to Sweden. It consists of the provinces Skåne, Halland and Blekinge and bordering to the provinces of Västergötland and Småland. Arms of Halland This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...
Skåne, coat of arms File links The following pages link to this file: Provinces of Sweden User:Mic Skåneland User:Mic/Images Scania Categories: Images with unknown source ...
Blekinge, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...
Map Skåneland, Sweden File links The following pages link to this file: Skåneland Categories: GFDL images ...
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Flag of Terra Scania The flag of Terra Scania (Skåneland) was created as a private initiative around 1900. ...
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. ...
Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who has plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross from Sweden to Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne September...
Scania or Skåne is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Scania, or Skåne - a historical Province of Sweden Skåne County, or Skåne län - a current County of Sweden (Since 1998) Terra Scania, or Skåneland - historically the eastern part of the Danish kingdom, ceded to...
Halland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Hallandia, or Halland - a historical Province of Sweden Halland County, or Hallands län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...
Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...
Västergötland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Westrogothia, or Västergötland - a historical Province of Sweden Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län - a current County of Sweden Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län - a current County of Sweden Part of Gothenburg and Bohus County...
Småland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden. ...
The term was introduced by the Swedish historian and Scandinavist Martin Weibull in the political appeal Samlingar till Skånes historia in 1868, to illuminate the pre-Swedish history of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland. The term was basically a translation from the medieval Latin terra Scaniæ (approximately "land of Skåne"). Weibull used the term as a conjunctional term for the three provinces where the old Scanian law (the oldest provincial law of the Nordic countries) had its jurisdiction, as well as the archdiocese of Lund prior to 1645. The term Skåneland was then used in the regional historical periodical Historisk tidskrift för Skåneland, beginning in 1901, published by the son of Martin, Lauritz Weibull. Latin is the language that was originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
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In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ...
Lund is a city in Scania in southernmost Sweden, and the center of the Lund Municipality. ...
History
The Latin name terra Scaniæ was used in the Middle ages as a denomination for the easternmost parts of Denmark. At that time, dense forests and boggy grounds separated the northern provinces of Sweden from Skåneland, compared to the relatively easiness of travelling by sea. This was attested by Adam of Bremen in the 11th century when he visited Scania and Scandinavia. It therefore became natural to draw the national borders in the inland. The roads were gradually improved, but were in some parts still difficult to travel through in the 19th century. Latin is the language that was originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
Virgin boreal acid bogs at Browns Lake Bog, Ohio A bog is a wetland type that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material. ...
Adam of Bremen (also: Adam Bremensis) was one of the most important German medieval chroniclers. ...
Skåneland was often the site of bitter battles, especially in the 15th and 16th century, when emotions were running high between Denmark and Sweden. Perhaps most notable was the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570). In total, the area was invaded by hostile armies 39 times between 1276 and 1710, which resulted in many bloody battles and demolished cities. Erik XIV (1533-1577), Swedish King 1560-1568 The Northern Seven Years War was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark, Lubeck and Poland. ...
Following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, the Swedish government forcefully demanded Skåneland adapt Swedish customs, habits and laws. Swedish became the only permitted language in Church and in schools, books in Danish were not allowed to printed, all appointed politicans and priests were Swedish, and to promote a Swedish education the University of Lund was inaugurated in 1667 – the inhabitants of Scania were not allowed to enroll in Copenhagen University until the 19th century. 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. ...
Lund University Lund University (Swedish: Lunds universitet) is a university in Lund in southernmost Sweden. ...
University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Universitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...
The population initially were opposed to the Swedish reforms, as can be ascertained from church records and court transcripts. The Swedes did encounter quite hard civil revolts in some areas, perhaps most notably in the Göinge districts, in dense forests in northern Scania. The last civil revolts in Skåneland were peasant revolts early in the 19th century, but during that century it was to such a degree incorporated that, at the end of the century, Skåneland was declared to have been "fully incorporated with Swedish habits, customs and history". Göinge can mean: Östra Göinge Municipality - a municipality in Skåne County Göinge Eastern Hundred - a hundred i Scania Göinge Western Hundred - a hundred i Scania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
In the first 50 years, the treatment of the population was rather ruthless, but thereafter it lightened up. Denmark, on the other hand, made several attempts to reconquer Skåneland -- the last attempts in 1710, during which they had almost reconquered the entire Skåneland, until they were beaten back by Swedish armies and forced to withdraw.
The history of Skåneland was not taught for a long time in schools in Skåneland, especially during the period of immediate threat of revolt. Instead Swedish history was taught, and the Scanian history before 1658, for instance concerning the list of monarchs, was disregarded as Danish history. As a reaction, a movement began in the late 19th century trying to revive the history and culture of Skåneland. It resulted in the publication of several books about Scanian history.
It is still disputed whether children of the Scanian Provinces should learn the Danish history or Swedish history for the time before 1658.
Swedish Governors-General
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Count Rutger von Ascheberg (1621-1693) was a soldier and civil servant in Swedish service, being appointed Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Field Marshal in 1678, Governor General of Terra Scania, which included the provinces of Scania, Hallandia and Blechingia, in 1680, and Royal Councilor in 1681. ...
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A Governor-General, or Generalguvernör, was appointed by the Swedish monarch as a form of viceroy, with both civil and military jurisdiction, over parts of the Swedish Realm, from the 17th century to the early 19th century, when constitutional changes made the office obsolete. ...
Modern usage The most wide-spread usage of the term Skåneland is by regionalist advocating cultural unique features of the region. The proper term Skånelandskap is of historical significance as a common name for Swedish areas formerly belonging to Denmark, though neither is generally used among modern Swedish historians, or have been used for administrative purposes.
Because of the revived notions of a common cultural heritage, separate from that of the national state of Sweden, Skåneland has been made a member of UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation) and FUEN (Federal Union of European Nationalities) under the name of Scania. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) was founded on February 11, 1991. ...
Reference - Ambrius, J, Skånelands historia, 1997 ISBN 91-971436-2-6
- the Swedish encyclopedia Nationalencyklopedin, article Skånelandskapen
- Parts of the article have been translated from sv:Skåneland and da:Skåneland
The Nationalencyklopedin is the most comprehensive contemporary Swedish language encyclopedia, initiated by a government grant. ...
See also - History of Sweden
- History of Denmark
The history of Sweden dates back to 9000 BCE. Pre-historic age: 9,000–500 BCE Sweden, aswell as the adjacent country Norway, has a high concentration of petroglyphs (ristningar or hällristningar in Swedish) throughout the country, with the highest concentration in the province of Bohuslän. ...
Ancient Denmark See also: Neolithic and Bronze Age People lived in what is today Denmark more than 100,000 years ago, but they were likely forced to leave for a time because of the ice cap that covered the land for some of the intervening time during the ice age. ...
The Realm of Sweden or Svenska väldet is a term that historically was used to comprise all the territories under the control of the Swedish monarchs. ...
Carlsten is a stone fortress located at Sweden. ...
Bohus Fortress, or Bohus Fästning, is a fortress from the 13th century at Kungälv in Sweden. ...
Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Norway. ...
External links - Skåne - the creation of an identity (http://manila.djh.dk/Rednaxela/discuss/msgReader$11?mode=topic) - an article by a journalism student
- Scania (http://www.unpo.org/member.php?arg=46) - Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
- Scania (http://www.scania.org/) - Scania Future Foundation, a regionalist organization in Skåne
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