Falkenberg | |
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 View from theTullbron bridge in Falkenberg | |
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| Coordinates:56°54′19″N12°29′28″E / 56.90528°N 12.49111°E /56.90528; 12.49111 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Falkenberg Municipality |
| Founded | 1558 |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (18 april 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 46,981 |
| • Density | 1,390/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 311 xx |
| Area code | (+46) 34 |
| Website | Official website |
Falkenberg is alocality and the seat ofFalkenberg Municipality,Halland County,Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019[1] (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of riverÄtran. The name consists of the Swedish words forfalcon (falk) andmountain (berg). Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town isSkrea strand.[2]
In the early part of the 13th century the Danish king built afort on the east shore of the riverÄtran, which eventually would give the town its name. Halland was at that time part ofDenmark. It is known thatfalconry was pursued in the area. However, inHallandia antiqua et hodierna, that specified a location ("mountain") where the falconry should have taken place, and which should have given name to the town, has later been shown to be incorrect.
The area north of Ätran was from time to time Norwegian or Swedish. It was on this side that a market town developed. At around 1300 a church was built. From the 14th century until theNorthern Seven Years' War (1563—1570) a second town,Ny-Falkenberg (New Falkenberg) was located close to the town. The fort was destroyed byEngelbrekt Engelbrektsson's troops in 1434. The town gained market rights at the latest in 1558.
Along with the rest of the Halland, Falkenberg was to be temporarily Swedish in accordance with theTreaty of Brömsebro (1645). TheTreaty of Roskilde thirteen years later made the province permanently Swedish. For a long period it struggled to keep its privileges with regard to trade and jurisdiction from the Danish time. Also like the rest of the county, it only started to slowly industrialise in the late 19th century. The city of Falkenberg was transformed at the municipal reform in 1862 to a city municipality with smaller parts in surrounding country municipalities. In 1908, Herting was incorporated from Skrea Country Mommun, 1937 Arvidstorp from Stafsinge Country Commun and 1950 a small area from Vinberg's country municipality. In 1971, Falkenberg's city in Falkenberg's municipality and the resort is since its central town in the municipality.[3]
In the 20th century it has gained a reputation as aseaside resort.[4]
Falkenberg is located along a traditional trade route along the Swedish west coast, about 45 km (28 mi) northwest ofHalmstad, and 105 km (65 mi) south ofGothenburg. These transport needs are currently catered byEuropean route E6, which runs as adual carriageway just outside the town, and theWest Coast Railway Line.County road 150 andCounty road 154 connect toTorup andSvenljunga.Falkenberg railway operated from the 1890s to the 1950s. The town has seven bus routes.
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The town hosts several teams at national level. The football team,Falkenbergs FF, has since the late 1980s established itself in the second division (currentlySuperettan). Thetable tennis team,Falkenbergs BTK, has won ten national championships, as well as one European championship. In the early 2000s,Falkenbergs VBK developed to become one of the bestvolleyball teams in the country and accordingly won the national championship 2007.BK Falkarna has played ten seasons in the topbowling league.
Other sports clubs located in Falkenberg include:
Sport venues in the town includeFalkenbergs IP, hosting Falkenbergs Idrottsklubb and IF Böljan,Falcon Alkoholfri Arena hostingFalkenbergs FF,Falkenberg Sports Centre, hosting Falkenbergs VBK andKlitterbadet, a bath house.
https://kommun.falkenberg.se/om-kommunen/kommunen-i-siffror
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