Editing Uppåkra (section)

==History==
Uppåkra was situated on the ancient main road between [[Trelleborg]] and [[Helsingborg]] in what was to become the [[Denmark|Danish kingdom]]. The original foundation of Uppåkra is dated to the last century BC, although its importance appears to have increased in the fifth century. It seems likely that the rulers of Uppåkra by then wielded influence over most or all of West Scania, i.e. the land along the Trelleborg&ndash;Helsingborg main road, known for extraordinarily fertile plains.

Uppåkra declined and was possibly in part relocated to Lund in the 990s. Knowledge about the decline of Uppåkra and the relocation to Lund is still unsure. Hence Uppåkra is held to be the direct predecessor of the city of Lund. However, the area has been continuously inhabited since, with the two villages of Lilla Uppåkra and Stora Uppåkra mentioned as 'first and second Uppåkra' in medieval documents. 

In early modern documents from the Danish era, the two villages were called Opager, which remained their name in the local dialect until the mid-20th century. Like the rest of Scania, Uppåkra was Danish until [[1658]], when the [[Treaty of Roskilde]] effected cessation to [[Sweden]].