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Welcome to the Green Heart of Skåne! 2 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 3 Discover Östra Göinge! In northeastern Skåne there is a very special place. You will meet people here who like to take their time. Who love the natural things in life. You can sit here in a rowing boat leisurely watching a bobbing float, stroll along a quiet gravel road in the morning haze and listen to birdsong in the dense Snapphane forests. Or gaze in wonder at the world-famous art in Wanås sculpture park. Welcome! Production: kreation.se | 13_0075 Photo: Anders Norrsell, Precious People, SWELO, Stephan Brimberg, iStockphoto, OGJS, MiP Media, Torsten Niklasson, Oppmanna-Vånga hembygdsförening, Christer Bording, Anders Agetorp, Maths Malmberg, Pedro Motta. Wanås: Jene Highstein, Grey Clam, 1990/2001,The Wanås Foundation, Sweden. Photo: Anders Norrsell (cover). Jeppe Hein, Modified Social Benches, 2012, Courtesy: Johann König, Berlin and 303 Gallery, New York. Photo: Stephan Brimberg exhibited at Haus am Waldsee, 2012 (p. 2). Chris Gianakos, Orion, 1990, The Wanås Foundation, Sweden. Photo: Anders Norrsell (p. 13). Marilá Dardot, A Origem da Obra de Arte (The Origin of the Work of Art), 2002/2011. Photo: Pedro Motta, Courtesy Instituto Inhotim (p. 21). 4 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 5 Active relaxation There is a lot to do in Östra Göinge. And ”I love walking in the beech forest on a all activities have their roots in our natural summer evening. There is no other expe- environment. You will find that it is easy to be rience that comes close to the sensation active here while at the same time enjoying of the rustling trees and the enchanting free time that is really relaxing. light. For me extraordinary experiences often are extremely simple.” A plethora of rivers and lakes offer excellent opportunities for swimming. There are superb ”Wanås Castle Park and the Broby fishing waters here with perch, pike-perch Community Centre are two exhilarating and pike. And fantastic canoe trails that allow cultural contrasts.” you to get close to nature. Nature, culture, sports and outdoor life provide you with the prerequisites – but in Östra Göinge it is you yourself who create the experiences. 6 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 7 • Ballingstorpsgården – a well-preserved Snapphane farm • Rodatorpet – a soldier croft by Lake A proud history Farlången • Broby Community Centre is the second The Göinge lineage is a proud family with an equally largest outdoor museum in Sweden proud history. You will note the zeal of residents for • Sporrakulla – a Snapphane farm where you their past and for their home district. Their local can imagine being back in the 17th century identification is strong, and many feel more like Göinge natives than Swedes. The Göinge district is located in the historic border- land region between Sweden and Denmark, which is apparent in both its culture and architecture. If you explore the environs, you will find a living history – with traces from both everyday life and dramatic events from the past. 8 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 9 Favourite places for the family On a holiday in Östra Göinge, you and your family are intimately involved in determining what you are going to do. That is not the easiest way to go – but it produces the best memories. The most enduring experiences are often closer than you might expect. And the returns are greater than the cost. We promise that you as well as your children will recall BBQ evenings by Helge River and nights in tents in the Snapphane forest. You will look long and hard for better taste sensations than newly caught perch. And the flowers that you and your children pick yourselves will become the most beautiful mid- summer wreath you’ve ever seen. ”We managed to do a great deal in a week at Östra Göinge. We pitched a tent at a campground down by the lake, where we swam and paddled a canoe. In the evening we grilled the fish that we had caught.” ”One day we rented a bicycle and went on an excursion. We visited the Snapphane forest and related exciting stories to our children.” • Rent canoes at Immeln’s Canoe Centre • Buy a fishing licence for the whole family • Go on a day hike on the Skåne trail • Visit the nature reserve by Sporrakulla farm • Swim and sunbathe at Trollabadet in Glimåkra • Cycle the rail trolley with a packed lunch • Greet the llamas at Denningarum’s Farm 10 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 11 Clever solutions By nature, the Göinge peo- Thanks to an abundance ple are a combination of of good storytellers with a persistence and inventive- distinctive sense of humour, ness. In the dense forests Göinge residents have survival often depended contributed to their own on coming up with clever mythology. Pose a ques- solutions. And this spirit tion to a Göinge – and we continues to operate in assure you that you will both the occupational and get a complete story as an Skåne flavours and aromas private lives of residents. answer! Skåne cuisine has a long Many have been impressed tradition. Fertile fields have by the generous portions • Fredholm’s at Wanås combines locally always been a symbol of and the huge selection – grown Skåne food with flavours from the Skåne. From the forests we because Skåne cuisine has whole world get meat, mushrooms, ber- always been distinguished • Restaurant Jeppes in Glimåkra – a pleasant ries and other local ingredi- by abundance. At cafés and place with traditional Danish cuisine ents. And proximity to the snacks strong, freshly brewed • Gästis in Broby – classic Skåne inn dating sea and lakes has always coffee is served. And pyramid back to the 17th century provided us with fresh fish. cake and apple pie continue • Snapphane tavern in Knislinge offers Our inns and taverns have to have a place on the table. game, Swedish home cooking and always enhanced these Today new food trends cre- vegetarian dishes ingredients in the best way ate exhilarating intersections • The paper mill in Östanå serves nice, tasty possible. For generations with our traditions. But one organic food – prepared with love according we have feasted at goose thing is certain – you will eat to the concept ‘Refined Country Kitchen’. dinners and eel banquets. as well as you ever have! 12 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 13 World-renowned Wanås Wanås Castle was built in the 15th century, but it owes its present appearance to renovations slightly more than 100 years ago. Today the castle is a lively meeting place for art, nature and history. The exhibitions with international contemporary art, the organic café and the shop with design and culinary art attract tens of thousands of visitors annually from all A beautiful contrast in art over the world. and culture The scenic sculpture park has more Art should attract attention and galleries and studios here. than 50 works by, among others, be provocative. At the same Adjacent to the quarries people Yoko Ono, Marina Abramovic, Jacob time, it is important that culture work with unique black dolerite. Dahlgren, Janet Cardiff, Srinivasa is approachable for people. In And in addition there is a well- Prasad, Jenny Holzer and Ann-Sofi Östra Göinge there is a broad preserved local historical centre Sidén. During the summer art also is range that ensures you will find with Sweden’s largest outdoor displayed in stable and storeroom something that appeals to you. museum outside of Skansen. buildings from the 18th and 19th There are plenty of artists, centuries. An exhibit in the old stable makes local history come alive. 14 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 15 Emergency landing – a memorial from the war Welcome to Broestorp, the place German anti-aircraft defences. two landed on ground belonging where two Englishmen made an The pilot ordered the crew to pre- to Broestorp. The pilot jumped emergency landing during the pare to leave the plane. Two of last and ended up just outside Second World War. On the night the crew members misunderstood Glimåkra. The plane then crashed of 29 August 1944, 402 bomb- the order and jumped straight in Gäddeboda in Småland. Today, ers started out from England away and became German pris- the memorial is a reminder of a on a bombing mission of the oners of war. The others flew back war that took place not that long German-occupied area of Stettin over the Baltic Sea and when ago. in Poland. The planes passed over they reached the Swedish coast Skåne. When one of the planes, the five remaining crew members an ME 800, had dropped its jumped. Two landed in the district bomb load it was fired on by the of Getaberga and Svinaberga and The fearsome Snapphane The history of Snapphane guerrillas in the 17th century is both convoluted and dramatic. At that time Skåne was a borderland subjected to recurring warfare and pillaging – from both Swedish and Danish forces. A lot of time has passed since the Snapphane lurked in the forest, but myths about their heroic exploits and fight for freedom continue to live on. Even today you can experience the mystic surroundings of the Snapphane in the forests of the Göinge district. A trip that provides you with historical insight into a fantastic cultural landscape. 16 | ÖSTRA GÖINGE ÖSTRA GÖINGE | 17 An exciting stone The Kingdom of Stone’s museum in Sibbhult black gold The museum has a striking shape reminiscent A billion years ago black diabase was formed in of large rock conveyances of the past. The northeastern Skåne from lava that was extruded outdoor museum stretches the boundary from the earth’s core. Today it is world renowned between inside and outside and is part of the for its high quality and is often used for buildings surrounding natural and cultural-historical and artwork.