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Kristianstad (older spelling "Christianstad") is a city in Scania in southernmost Sweden and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County. It has 33,083 inhabitants (2005), less than half of the municipal total of 76,000. It is the seat of the Skåne Regional Council. Geography: Part of Kristianstad constitutes the lowest point in Sweden, 2.41 meters below sea level. Dams and pumps are in function to protect the city from floods from the river Helgeån and the lake Hammarsjön. The marsh lands surrounding the town are known as the "Vattenriket" - The Water Kingdom". History: The city was founded in 1614 as "Christianstad" by King Christian IV of Denmark, in as a prestige project, after the burning of the town of Vä. The purpose of the town was to guard the eastern half of the Danish province of Scania against any future raids from Sweden, but also to prove the power of Christian himself. One of these raids had sacked the nearby town of Væ in 1612. Væ then lost its charter and the ... Read more about Kristianstad on Wikipedia

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