Laholm | |
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 Laholm City Square | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Laholm  Laholm | |
| Coordinates:56°31′N13°02′E / 56.517°N 13.033°E /56.517; 13.033 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Laholm Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[1] | |
• Total | 6,527 |
| • Density | 1,320/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 312 00 |
| Area code | 430 |
| Website | www |
Laholm (Swedish pronunciation:[laˈhɔlm])[2] is atown and the seat ofLaholm Municipality,Halland County,Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015.[1]
Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as acity. In the 13th century, Laholm was the first inHalland to receive city rights.[3]
The town is located at the estuary of the riverLagan in the Bay of Laholm.
Laholm is one of Sweden's oldest cities and the oldest in theprovince ofHalland.[4] The first charter was granted in the 13th century, in what was then a part ofDenmark andHøx Herred.[5] The church was founded in 1225. During the wars between Sweden and Denmark in the 16th and 17th century, Laholm was burnt down several times. In 1645, as Halland became a part of Sweden, the town had 330 inhabitants, growing to about 866 about hundred years later. In the middle of the 19th century the population reached the 1,000 mark, doubled in the early 20th century and reaching 3,000 around 1950. Thelocal government reform of 1971 made the town the seat ofLaholm Municipality which has over 25,000 inhabitants.[citation needed]
The town's and commune's coat of arms dates back to the Middle Ages, but was granted by royal warrant only in the 1940s. It shows three silversalmon with red fins on a blue background, owing to the importance of salmon fishing in the area. The arms is very nearly identical to that of theRoyal Borough of Kingston upon Thames inLondon, whose arms also go back a long way.[citation needed]
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