Ven

Ven is a small Swedish island in the Øresund strait, between Scania and Zealand. It is part of Landskrona Municipality, Scania County. The island has 371 inhabitants and an area of 7.5 km2. During the 1930s, the population was at its peak, with approximately 1,300 inhabitants. There are four villages on the island: Bäckviken, Tuna By, Norreborg and Kyrkbacken. The island is best known as the location of Tycho Brahe's 16th-century observatories.