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The area Bunkeflo (of which we are in Bunkeflostrand, “strand” means “beach”) is an old area. In the 1100th century a noble man in Lund, by the name Niels Bunkeflo, was born in Bunkeflo and by his death his entire wealth was given with the purpose of having religious salms written out loud for his and his parents soul. This thus funded a new church in Bunkeflo, which probably had its first churn around year 1.000. In the national museum in Copenhagen you can follow the history on how the Vikings were made Christian. It was a difficult process as the Vikings enjoyed partying and the Nordic Goods like Odin and Thor were all very strong and passionate goods, somewhat different than the image of Jesus. The National Museum is five minutes’ walk from the central station in Copenhagen. You will take bus 6 to Hyllie and the train to Copenhagen Central Station. The train takes about 22 minutes.
This area of Sweden is called “Skåne” and is first time found in a peace agreement in 811 between the danes and the King “Karl the Great” a roman emperor. Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth… yes…. We have always been very advanced here) conquered the area around 970, he was Danish (as I am) and also made the area christen.
You can visit the Viking Center at Höllviken. It is a beautiful sight (although the Vikings have left) and it is just in front of the sea. In car, it is very close to here.
You can also visit Jarles Stenar, which is amazing – about 45 minutes away in car. Jarles stenar is the Nordic Stonehenge.
Harald Blåtand also made the City Lund, which is about 30 minutes drive from here. Today the City is a student city and you can visit the old cathedral in Lund and even see the dead people still lying in the basement…
In the next 200 years various kings ruled the area. Most of them were ruthlessly killed by their opponents, a new king came and he was then killed… A lot of blood has been spilt in this area…
Up until 1700 the area was mostly Danish, but many wars were fought here. In 1611-1613 as an example, the Swedish army attached the area with the order to burn down all houses that were sympathizing with the Danes and kill all people. In 1677 the Swedish army, when they captured soldiers, literally drew a stick up their back and let the soldier hang until he died. It often took a couple of days… When you visit Malmö Center, you will visit Stortorget and see the Mayors house and notice that it is build by the Danish king. All the way up until the 1850, the Swedish people were still working on making the area more Swedish than Danish. If you visit the museum near Västra Hamnen, bus 4 will take you, car will take you in 20 minutes, - you will be able to see not only the fortress against the Danes, but also the brutal prison that was made here.
Sweden was not part of Second World War, the country was neutral or… You can still see remains of the defense line. Just outside the house, some 100 meters toward the bridge you can see a small building that could be used by a machine gun.
Today, up until the building of the bridge in 2000, the area was mostly a rural area. The connection to Copenhagen, essentially made this area a suburb to Copenhagen and the area boomed. The short distance to Copenhagen has ten folded real estate prices and Bunkeflostrand has grown many times in population. Just in the last years, three new schools have been build. Today, local groups are trying to make sure that new home areas are not being build. If you take a walk to the bridge, which is beautiful (about 15 minutes), you can see the old shooting lane, which is the next to be (or not to be) build. One of the barriers is also the owner of the central square, where the local supermarket (ICA) is. You will find ICA´s all over Sweden, it is probably the biggest supermarket chain. To walk to ICA is about 10 minutes from the house, just go the big road, walk towards Limhamn, when you see the roundabout, you will also see the Supermarket. There is a Lidl, if you continue at the road towards Limhamn. In the bridge area there is also a long MTB path, for those of you who endour biking. You can rent bikes.
If you walk in the other direction, you are walking towards Klagshamn. This is the harbor, that you can spot from the front of the house. You will walk through a small forest to get there and you will be at the beautiful sandbeach.
Sandbeach is also found on the other side of the Bridge, this area is called Sibbarp and stretches all the way to Limhamn, the old fisher town. On the way you will even pass one of the many playgrounds in the area, this one is called the “Africa park”.
If you want to eat fresh fish, you can visit Limhamns Fiskrökeri[1]. If you want to have a fantastic view of the whole area, including Denmark (in good weather), you should visit the Clarion Hotel Restaurant at Malmö Live[2]
Opposite Stortorget, in Malmö, is Lillatorget (It means big square and small square). Lillatorget is where you will meet the Swedish people for lunch and dinner, in an outside environment. Friday and Saturday the dance will go on here.
