King Christian IV of Denmark founded the city around 1614;. Swedish troops under Gustav II Adolf had burnt down the city of Vä.. The city had great significance as a border town to Sweden..
Kristianstad became Swedish by the Peace of Roskilde..

Today about 35,000 people live in the city..

Sights

Holy Trinity Church / Heliga trefaldighetskyrkan, Västra Storgatan

Market Square, Christian IVs gata

   


With the Ikarus Fountain

   

 


Distributed in the Västra - and Östra-Storgatan stand these sculptures

     
cameraman, Koren, Lena


The Fountain and the Turtles are in the square between
Gardells- and Döbelnsgatan

     


~udre~udre~, 2013-03-29