The following localities in Skåne were granted a charter and town privileges, mostly by the Danish king, as the province was under Danish rule up until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658:
The local government reform of 1863 created the concept of municipalities in Sweden. The localities with town privileges were instituted as municipalities with the title of stad (city/town). In the province of Skåne they were: Ängelholm, Helsingborg, Kristianstad, Landskrona, Lund, Malmö, Simrishamn, Skanör med Falsterbo and Ystad. Trelleborg which had lost its privileges in 1619 got the title in 1867.
During the 20th century these localities were instituted as städer:
After 1951 no more städer were instituted and the local government reform of 1971 saw the abolishment of the term, replacing it with kommun for all municipalities, regardless of former status.
Today there is no official definition, but in some contexts (such as Sveriges Nationalatlas) localities with over 10,000 inhabitants are regarded as cities.
Urban areas in order of size
Below is a list of localities in Skåne County with a population greater than 10,000 as of 2005.
Malmö, 258,020 (Malmö Municipality and Burlöv Municipality) Helsingborg, 91,457 Lund, 76,188 Kristianstad, 33,083 Landskrona, 28,670 Trelleborg, 25,643 Ängelholm, 22,532 Hässleholm, 17,730 Ystad, 17,286 Eslöv, 16,551 Staffanstorp, 13,783 Höganäs, 13,401 Höllviken, 10.014 (Vellinge Municipality)
See also
Stad (Sweden) Municipalities of Sweden Urban areas in Sweden