Sankt Hans backar

Sankt Hans backar is a park and recreational area on a hill located in Lund, Skåne, in the southernmost part of Sweden. The top of the hill reaches 85 metres above sea level.

The hill is a former municipal dump, opened in 1947, which was in use until 1954. The recreational area was constructed in the 1970s, giving the area its current form. Pollution remained an issue – the Valkärra stream, which flows through the park, was contaminated by leaking water, leading to fish mutations – and the municipality financed a new decontamination project, starting in 2013, to protect water bodies in the area.The park is the largest urban green space in Lund, surrounded by residential areas.