Sweden’s Last Night Watchman

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

In Ystad, Sweden, every night at 9pm a night watchman scans the horizon for fires from the tower of St Mary’s Church, and sounds his trumpet to let the city know it is safe. This tradition goes back to the Medieval Ages. The Night Watchman of Ystad is one of the last keeping his tradition, and today his role has taken on an even bigger significance. Author and journalist Eliot Stein takes us through the evolution of the night watchman. 


Read more in Eliot’s book, Custodians of Wonder.


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2025-09-11 26 min

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