Post code: S-22...
Telephone code: 046
Lund, 20km/12.5mi northeast of Malmö in the province of Skåne, is thought to have been founded in 990 by the Danish king Swein Forkbeard as the secular and spiritual center of the eastern part of his kingdom. It has the largest university in Sweden, founded in 1666, including the
college of technology and is the seat of a bishop. From the 12th to the 15th century it was the seat of a Danish archbishop and the largest town in Scandinavia, known as the "Metropolis Daniae".
Lund has an active nightlife, although much is geared to the abundace of students. There is a city theatre, and the Lund Carnival held every fourth year since 1849.
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