Not to be confused with Kristiansand or Kristiansund in Norway.

Kristianstad (Swedish pronunciation [krɪʃˈansta]) is a city, and a municipality in north-eastern Scania, in southern Sweden. Formerly a county seat, it is still the dominant settlement of the area.

Understand

Much of the land around Kristianstad consists of artificially emptied lake beds. Sweden's lowest point, 2,41 metres below sea level, can be found here.

Get around

By taxi

• TaxiKurir Kristianstad, ☏ +46 44 78 19 500. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price according to them. (updated Aug 2020)

See

• Åhus, a coastal resort.