Östervång school, Special school building in Lund, Sweden

Östervångsskolan is a long, symmetrical school building of pale yellow brick with a dark hipped roof and a taller central tower. The tower bears the raised inscription "ÖSTERVANGSKKOLAN" with the numbers "18", "54" and "1" beneath it, and has two round-arched windows above a round-arched entrance with a recessed red double door. Flanking wings hold rows of rectangular windows with grey slatted roof dormers above, and a low stone base runs along the front.

The school was founded in 1871 as part of Lund's educational development. The building has retained its original structure while being modified over the generations to meet evolving educational needs.

The name Östervångsskolan was adopted in the 1960s when teaching was aligned with the regular compulsory school, so that the name would not single out the pupils. The building's tower still carries the inscription "ÖSTERVANGSKKOLAN" with the dates 1854 and 1871. Since 2016 the premises have been used by Lund Municipality's school activities.

The building is situated in Lund and accessible from surrounding streets. As a protected heritage site, visitors can view the exterior and appreciate the layout and architectural design of the complex.

The tower inscription reads "ÖSTERVANGSKKOLAN" with the numbers 18, 54 and 1 beneath it, a detail most passers-by never decode. The building was designed by the architect Helgo Zettervall, whose drawings are held in the Lund University archives. It was built of pale yellow brick between 1869 and 1871.