Ystad is a city with a population of 17,286 (2005) in the traditional province Scania (Skåne), Sweden and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, in the southernmost part of the country. History In the 13th century, the foundation of a town was established at the mouth of the Vassån, a small river. The monastery Gråbrödraklostret, of the Franciscan order, was finished in the middle of that century. Today Some of the main industries of the town are t… (More on Ystad)