Time for a smaller city again. Namely Ystad in the county of Scania (Skåne in Swedish) in the southernmost part of Sweden. Some of the main industries of the town are trade, handicraft and tourism. Ystad is also the setting of the Swedish crime drama Wallander where the city layout becomes quite familiar.
As always, clicking at the address will lead you to Google Maps, and clicking at the name to the person’s Wikipedia page. There is still research to be made on some of these addresses.
ADLERCREUZGATAN - Nils Adlercreutz (1866-1955) was a military leader and an accomplished equestrian who won Olympic gold with his team in 1912 in Stockholm. His connection to Ystad is his service at the Scanian Dragoon Regiment in Ystad. Born in Brunneby, Sweden. StreetView
ANDERS STÅHLS VÄG - StreetView
ASTRID LINDGRENS GATA - Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) writer of childrens' books. She was born in Vimmerby, some 300 km nort of Ystad. StreetView
BJÖRNSTERNEGATAN - Gustaf Björnstjerna (1847-1942) was a nobleman and military leader born in Stockholm who served a part of his career in Ystad - PDF(Swe) - StreetView
ELIS NILSSONS VÄG - Elis Nilsson (1842-1898) was a military officer and later politician who helped in many ways in the development of Ystad. Born in Hardeberga in Skåne - StreetView
JENS FRIISGATAN - Jens Friis - StreetView
KARL XII:S GATAN - Carl XII (1682-1718) King of Sweden from age 15, called ”the Warrior King". Born in the Three Crowns Castle, Stockholm. StreetView
KNUT LAVARDS VÄG - Canute Lavard (1096-1131) was a Danish prince, the son of King Eric I of Denmark. He was born in Roskilde, Kingdom of Denmark. StreetView
MARIA MUNTHES GATA - Maria Munthe (1844-1944) was a school offiial who founded a school in Ystad. She was born in Bankeryd, Sweden. StreetView
NILS AHLINS GATA - Nils Ahlin (1884-1960) was a Swedish schoolteacher who introduced handboll to Ystad - StreetView
SANKTA GERTRUDSGATAN - Gertrude of Nivelles (626-659) canonized abbess who with her mother Itta founded the Abbey of Nivelles located in present-day Belgium. Born in Landen, Kingdom of Austrasia. StreetView not available.
SIXTEN SPARRES GATA - Sixten Sparre (1854-1889) was a nobleman and cavalry officer who is mostly known for the murder of circus performer Elvira Madigan in a murder-suicide act. Born in Malmö, Sweden. StreetView
THORSSONS VÄG - Fredrik Vilhelm Thorsson (1865-1925) was a shoemaker and a socialdemocratic politician. Born in Stora Köpinge socken, Malmöhus, Sweden. StreetView
A to Z FROM YSTAD
i.e. a list of people born in Ystad. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the coat of arms of Ystad!
A - Richard Andersson* singer/ songwriter/musician (1972)
B - Carl-Einar Borgström* sculptor/ painter/illustrator (1914) - Malik Bendjelloul* child actor/journalist/documentary filmmaker (1977)
E - Karin Ekelund* actress (1913) - Ossian Edlund* tuba player/conductor (1996)
G - Lennart Geijer* lawyer/ politician (1909)
H - Rolf Holmgren* actor/scriptwriter (1946)
J - Ernst-Hugo Järegård* actor/ horror host (1928)
K - Kristofer Kristian Karsten* opera singer (1756)
L - Börje Langefors* engineer/computer scientist (1915)
M - Gunnar Malmquist* astronomer (1893) - Bengt Magnusson* journalist/ television presenter (1950)
N - Anna Q. Nilsson* Swedish-American silent film actress/to U.S. at age 17 (1888) - Lina Nilsson* football player (1987)
T - Nils Tull* singer/ songwriter/pianist (1980)
W - Ehrling Wahlgren* weightlifter/ bodybuilder/coach (1946) - Frans Jeppsson Wall* singer-songwriter (1998)
Z - Li Lykke Zachrisson* singer “Lykke Li”/songwriter/model (1986)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ystad
https://www.ystad.se/turism/se-och-gora/upptack-ystad/grander-och-gator/
https://ymhm.se/regementsomradet/gatornas-namn/
Updated 20.12.2022