1971 Skan�r and Falsterbo each had their own train stations. Along the railroad, new residential areas grew up. Due to its small size Skan�r and Falsterbo were the last city in Sweden to get a City Council (1934), but it had its own jurisdiction and a City Court (sw. r�dhusr�tt) up until 1947. It is now a locality within Vellinge Municipality and has no administration of its own. The railroad was eventually closed down in 1971 and dismantled the year after.
Skan�r Cement factory
During the first world war a track was laid to the new cement factory located in the Skan�r harbour. There are rumours that the cement factory was used as a depot for military equipment in case the war reached Sweden. Others claim that the factory was built under German influence only to serve as a disguise for a giant artillery foundation and that the bricks in the walls were placed upright to save costs. The canon together with its counterpart in K�ge in Denmark had as a purpose to guard the �resund. In any case the cement factory was dismantled a few years thereafter. Of the cement factory only the foundation still exists today
