Ystad
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Ystad is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attraction. The detective series Wallander, created by Henning Mankell, is set primarily in Ystad.
Image: Ystad stortorget
Image: Apotekshusen i Ystad
Image: Ystad Saltsjöbad
The marina in the summer of 2015.
Kurt Wallander
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Kurt Wallander is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. He is the protagonist of many thriller/mystery novels set in and around the town of Ystad, 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Scania. Wallander has been portrayed on screen by the actors Rolf Lassgård, Krister Henriksson, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Adam Pålsson.
Wallander is said to live on Mariagatan in Ystad.
Krister Henriksson, who portrays Wallander in the Swedish TV series, pictured at the 48th Guldbagge Awards