YSTAD  , a seaport of

Sweden on the S . Baltic coast, in the district (ldn) of Malmohus, 39 M . E.S.E. of Malmo by rail . Pop . (1900) 9862 . Two of its churches date from the 13th century . Its artificial harbour, which admits vessels drawing 19 ft., is freer from ice in winter than any other Swedish Baltic port . Apart from a growing import trade in coal and machinery,its commerce has declined; but it is among the first twelve manufacturing places in Sweden, having large mechanical workshops .