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Ã…rstad Hundred
Årstad Hundred ( sv, Årstads härad) was a hundred in central Halland in southern Sweden. Parishes The hundred was divided into the following parishes:{{Cite web, url=http://www.ddss.nu/maps/parishInfo?parish=%C3%85rstad+H%C3%A4rad&county=H, title=Årstad Härad - DDSS, website=www.ddss.nu In Falkenberg Municipality * Abild * Asige * Askome * Eftra * Krogsered * Skrea * Slöinge * Vessige * Årstad I Hylte Municipality Hylte Municipality (''Hylte kommun'') is the only inland municipality of Halland County in southwest Sweden. The industrial town Hyltebruk is the seat of the municipality. The first Hylte Municipality was created in 1952 through the amalgamat ...: * Drängsered Sources Hundreds of Halland ...
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Hylte Municipality
Hylte Municipality (''Hylte kommun'') is the only inland municipality of Halland County in southwest Sweden. The industrial town Hyltebruk is the seat of the municipality. The first Hylte Municipality was created in 1952 through the amalgamation of three minor units in Jönköping County. In 1974 further amalgamations took place and the county boundary was redrawn. Geography The municipality straddles the boundary of two historic provinces, Halland and Småland. Localities There are 6 urban areas An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, t ... (also called a Tätort or locality) in Hylte Municipality. In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters. References Statistics ...
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Slöinge
Slöinge is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 950 inhabitants in 2010. Archeological excavations has revealed a chieftain A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribe The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized a ... estate from the 8th century; among the remains is a large number of golden figures. Two comparatively large companies, SIA Glass and Berte Quarn, have their headquarters in the village. The 1971 World Table Tennis Championships singles champion Stellan Bengtsson was born in Slöinge. References External links Excavations in Slöinge Populated places in Halland County Populated places in Falkenberg Municipality {{Halland-geo-stub ...
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Skrea
Skrea is a locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,064 inhabitants in 2010. It was first mentioned in writing in 1447. Remains of houses used 100–550 have been found in the village. The nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ... Grimsholmen is near the village. References * External linksExcavations in Skrea - settlement and cultural landscape 1200 BC - AD 500 Populated places in Halland County Populated places in Falkenberg Municipality {{Halland-geo-stub ...
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Askome
Askome () is a village and former parish in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County. Geography and geology Askome is situated at the eastern bank of the river Ätran. The parish had an area of 32.82 km2, of which 31.16 km2 was land. The parish was delimited by the river to then north and the west, except for a small area that used to be an ait. The island belonged to Ljungby, and still does so, even though it is now on the "wrong" side of the river. The parish bordered Vessige in the south and Gällared and Krogsered in the north and north east. The cultivated land is mainly along river Ätran and downstream Ätrafors, while the remainder is forested. The bedrock consists of gneiss. The forested area is dominated by till, while the cultivated areas consists of gravel and clay. The area is comparatively hilly, the highest hill being ''Askome berg'' at 172 meter over sealeval, while the lowest point is along the river, at 20 meter over sealevel. History Several fl ...
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Ã…rstad Vapen
Årstad (or historically spelled ''Aarstad'') may refer to: People * Stian Aarstad, a Norwegian pianist and keyboard player with the black metal band Dimmu Borgir * Søren Tobias Årstad, a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party Places *Årstad, Bergen, borough of Bergen, Norway * Årstad (municipality), a former municipality in Hordaland, Norway * Årstad Church, a church in the city of Bergen, Norway * Årstad, Falkenberg, locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden *Årstad Hundred Årstad Hundred ( sv, Årstads härad) was a hundred in central Halland in southern Sweden. Parishes The hundred was divided into the following parishes:{{Cite web, url=http://www.ddss.nu/maps/parishInfo?parish=%C3%85rstad+H%C3%A4rad&county=H ..., hundred of Halland in Sweden Other uses *The Årstad Stone, a stone featuring runic inscriptions found in Årstad, Rogaland, Norway * Årstad Idrettslag, a sports team/club in Bergen, Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:Aarstad ...
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Abild
Abild () is a village and parish in Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden. The parish is a part of Slöinge rectory. Abild is first mentioned in writing in 1431, it was then written ''Apulde''. The origin of the name is probably the old Hallandic word for wild apples, '. Hjuleberg Mansion is located within the parish. Geography SuseÃ¥n, a small river, flows through the eastern parts of the parish. A lake, ''Mossjön'', can be found in the central parts. History No stone age graves has been found. Some other remains, such as flint axes have however been found. There are some finds from the Roman Iron Age and the migration period, the most spectacular being an 18 gram golden ring. The oldest parts of the church was built in the 12th and 13th century. It is said to previously have had the name ''"Sankt Johannes kyrka"'' (''Saint John's church'') after John the Baptist. Most of the inventories are from the 17th century, during which the church was prolonged to the east. The church ...
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