Ystad

Name: Ystad Marina
Rating: 4

Marina near Ystad

Last edited 11.09.2023 at 14:15 by Hartmut Pflughaupt, Ratokker III

Latitude

55° 25’ 33.2” N

Longitude

13° 48’ 56.9” E

Description

Fishing and pleasure boat harbor west of the large ferry and commercial port.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the fired port is possible day and night. From the approach buoy in the buoyed fairway with 36° to the commercial port (leading light 2 Iso 4s). At the red light buoy "Åsen" (Q.R) you turn into the bearing of the leading light (2 F.R) to the marina with 19°. The 3m deep entrance to the marina is illuminated.

Caution: Ferry traffic in the fairway has right of way.

Berths

Guests moor in the marina on floating docks alongside or with stern pilings (water depth 1.5 -3 m) or on free spaces. Quite choppy in strong southerly winds.

The large ferry and commercial harbor is closed to pleasure craft.

Surroundings

In the historic, pretty town you can find all utilities (including customs). At the marina there is fuel, yacht equipment and coin-operated washing machines.
It was reported (early May 22) that refueling is not possible on weekends, as no card payment is provided.

Ferry to Poland and Bornholm.

STF guest harbor standard

NV Land Guide

In the protection of the land protrusion of Ystad the first merchant ships were already around 1200. The trade commodity herring accelerated at this time as well as the development to the city as the building of a Franciscan monastery. Also in the following centuries the history of the town was always closely connected with sea trade and harbor development. In 1683, a fixed shipping connection with Stralsund was established, which existed for over 200 years.

But the real heyday of Ystad falls in the period of Napoleon's Continental Blockade at the beginning of the 19th century, of all times. With smuggling business (see also Smygehamn), many a merchant earned a golden nose and had magnificent palaces built.

Today, the port with ferry connections to Poland and Bornholm still has great importance for Ystad's economy. Behind the rather ugly harbor facade hides a beautiful small town with a cozy old town district. After all, Ystad has the most preserved half-timbered buildings in Sweden with its approximately 300 houses from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The medieval town center therefore deserves to be looked at more closely during a tour. If you choose Sjömansgatan and Skansgatan by the marina as the starting point for your visit, the theater is the first eye-catching building. Built in 1892, it is one of the coziest stages in the province.

The copper spire of St. Mary's Church serves as a guide to find the next three buildings worth seeing a bit further north: the church itself, Kemner's House in Västergatan, and the old Latin School right by the church. Recognizable by its stepped gables, the early 16th-century school is considered one of the oldest in Scandinavia. At Kemner's House, also from the 16th century, diagonally opposite, a plaque tells of King Charles XII having stayed here twice. From the tower of St. Mary's Church, the tower watchman's horn sounds every quarter hour (9:15 p.m. to 3 a.m.), an old tradition from a time when citizens were reminded in this way that night rest must prevail.

Continuing east along Stora Östergatan, at the corner of Stora Østergatan and Pilgränd, you come to Pilgrändhus, which housed Ystad's first pharmacy at the end of the 17th century. It is considered one of the oldest half-timbered houses in Scandinavia. The adjacent Aspelin's Farm at the corner of Östergatan and Gåsegränd was built in 1778 by goldsmith Jonas Aspelin. At the east end of Östergatan, visitors come across Per Hälsas Hof, an entire half-timbered quarter from the 18th and 19th centuries. If you go back to the Great Market (Stortorget) in front of St. Mary's Church and continue north this time, you will come to the Apothecary's Court on the right. Today, the building, decorated with carved servants and roof moldings, houses a pottery. In the neighborhood, the cozy Bäckahästens coffee shop with coffee garden invites you to linger.

On Bäckahästgasse, which follows the course of the Vassa River that meandered through the city in ancient times, the Gerberhof houses Sweden's oldest volunteer fire department. It was founded in 1839. Immediately to the north is the jewel among Ystad's monuments, the Grey Friars Monastery built in 1267 with St. Peter's Church, one of Sweden's best-preserved monastic buildings. The town museum is now housed in the monastery. For example, Sweden's oldest automobile is on display here, a steam car built in 1892 by a master painter and a wagon maker. Another attraction within the monastery area is the small mayor's house from the 16th century.

West of the church in Sladder Gatan stand the Brahehus and Raffns Hof house. The former belonged in the late 15th century to the wealthy Brahe family, who also owned Tosterup and Krageholm castles. Raffns Hof, built in 1630, is also called Engelshaus (Änglahus) because of its façade decorated with angels.

Whoever wanted to know more about the town and its history after this walk through the town should make a detour to the Charlotte Berlins Museum at St. Knuts Square near the ferry port, where the town's art museum is also located. The biggest attraction here is the 50-square-meter oil painting, "Schoonish Dragoons Ride to the Bath." It shows unclothed horsemen taking a bath in the Baltic Sea on horseback. The dragoon regiment, at times Europe's largest cavalry regiment, was quartered in Ystad until the 1920s.

Crime fiction fans naturally can't avoid exploring the city in the footsteps of their idol Kurt Wallander, the hero of Henning Mankell's books. A brochure published by the city provides background information. Those who like it more modern download the corresponding app onto their smartphone and march off with it to visit the scenes of the crime novels.

The surroundings of Ystad are rich in castles and palaces, but almost all of them are privately owned and cannot be visited, including the 15th-century Tosterup Castle, 13 kilometers northeast of Ystad. Before the Sandhammeren Lighthouse (see Kåseberga) was built, the castle's defense tower served as a landmark for sailors. In Övraby, 15 kilometers northeast of Ystad, the church and especially the mill with miller's yard are worth seeing.