Ystad's a locality and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,286 inhabitants in 2005. A Franciscan Convent, Gråbrödraklostret, was founded in 1267. Ystad joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. The charter of 1599 gave the town the right to export oxen. Ystad, together with all of Scania, was transferred from Denmark to Sweden, following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. At that time it'd a population of about 1,600. In 1850 it'd reached 5,000. By 18… (More on Ystad)