Komstad may be a rather small village, located one kilometre west of Stiby/Gärsnäs along the road to Onslunda. You take the turn-off from motorway 11 just west of Stiby church. Komstad is a name mentioned in several different contexts.
Urban limestone has been quarried for many, many years. There is evidence that the industry was already in operation in the 12th century. Limestone from Komstad can be found in many houses, as floors or as wall material. There is Komstad limestone in Lund Cathedral, St Pauli's Church in Malmö and Malmö Opera, but many people probably associate Komstad limestone with countless gravestones, where the grey or black-grey limestone has been used to great effect. Nowadays, the quarries are filled with water.
The old water mill at Komstadmölla, with the river still rushing in under part of the large mill yard, which in addition to farming with a vintage tractor exhibition also offers B&Bs and art exhibitions, attracts many visitors. Many homes in Österlen have one or more paintings signed by master painter Nils Olsson Komstad, a very popular 'goose painter', who was born in the 1850s and who painted lots of '50th birthday presents'.
The village is situated in hilly terrain. Along the road towards Ö. bucket leaves the view is wide, including towards Stiby church. East of the road past Listarum Hivlegårdarna, where the landscape is typically small-scale, with small patches of fields, stone fences, shrubbery, groves of trees, a landscape type that guarantees rich flora and fauna. The distance to popular hiking areas around Gyllebosjön nature reserve is short.
The nearest major town with services such as schools, nursing homes, health centres, shops, etc. is Gärsnäs, less than two kilometres to the south-east. Bus and train connections are available from Gärsnäs.
