Sweden
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, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ă„tran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon (''falk'') and mountain (''berg''). Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is
Skrea strand
Skrea strand is a beach in Falkenberg, Sweden. It is approximately two kilometres long, and has a 250 metre long pier and about 1,600 cabins.fort on the east shore of the river Ă„tran, which eventually would give the town its name. Halland was at that time part of Denmark. It is known that
falconry
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was pursued in the area. However, in Hallandia 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 the Northern Seven Years' War (1563—1570) a second town, ''Ny-Falkenberg'' (''New Falkenberg'') was located close to the town. The fort was destroyed by
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – 27 April/4 May 1436) was a Swedish nobleman, rebel leader and military boss of German ancestry. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar Union. Enge ...
'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 the Treaty of Brömsebro (1645). The Treaty 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.
In the 20th century it has gained a reputation as a seaside resort.
Communications
Falkenberg is located along a traditional trade route along the Swedish west coast, about northwest of
Halmstad
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, and south of
Gothenburg
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. These transport needs are currently catered by
European route E6
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, which runs as a
dual carriageway
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County road 154
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Svenljunga
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Falkenberg railway
Falkenberg Railway (Swedish language, Sw. ''Falkenbergs Järnväg (FJ)'' or ''Pyttebanan'') was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge railway railway line, line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. It was inaugurated 28 Se ...
operated from the 1890s to the 1950s. The town has seven bus routes.
Areas of the town
Sport
The town hosts several teams at national level. The football team, Falkenbergs FF, has since the late 1980s established itself in the second division (currently
Superettan
Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...
). The table 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 best volleyball teams in the country and accordingly won the national championship 2007.
BK Falkarna
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has played ten seasons in the top bowling league.
Other sports clubs located in Falkenberg include:
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Skrea IF
Skrea IF is a Swedish football club located in Skrea, Falkenberg Municipality.
Background
Skrea IF currently plays in Division 4 Halland Elit which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Skrea IP in Falkenbe ...
* Arvidstorps IK
* Vinbergs IF
* Stafsinge IF
* Rinia IF
* IF Böljan
Sport venues in the town include
Falkenbergs IP
Falkenbergs IP is a football stadium in Falkenberg, and the former home arena for Falkenbergs FF
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Klitterbadet
Klitterbadet is a bath house in Falkenberg, Sweden. It started as an outdoor bath in 1969, but was rebuilt as an indoor bath in 1983. It is the only 50 meter salt water
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, a bath house.
Buildings
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Falkenberg Church
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ă„tran. The name consists of the Swedish ...
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Falkenberg Town Hall
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History
* Modern history
** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
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** Contemporary history
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Falkenberg Old Town Hall
Falkenberg Old Town Hall (Swedish ''Falkenbergs rĂĄdhus'') is a former town hall, built 1826. The building has given name to the adjacent square, ''RĂĄdhustorget''.
The first town hall was built in 1760. It was a relatively small wooden house. Th ...
Annika Andersson
Kerstin Annika Andersson (born May 8, 1968 in Mårdaklev, Västergötland, Sweden) is a Swedish actress and comedian. She has won the Guldmask, awarded for private theatre productions, twice: as best actor in 2001 for ''Dagens dubbel'' and best ...
Rutger Backe
Rutger Backe (born 14 January 1951 in Falkenberg) is a Swedish former football player and coach. He started his career in local club IF Böljan. He joined Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK in 1972, with whom he played until 1981. Backe played 207 ma ...
, footballer
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Zulmir Bečević
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Stellan Bengtsson
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, author, journalist, feminist
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Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson
Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson (born 2 April 1961 in Falkenberg, Sweden) is a Swedish former table tennis player, active at international level during the 1980s. His best achievement was gold at the 1985 World Championships.
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Hans Svensson
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Jan Widströmer
Jan Widströmer (born 31 December 1944) is a Swedish artist.
Early life and education
Widströmer's father was a primary school teacher and a founder of a school for adults of which he was the headmaster; his mother was a piano teacher. Widstr ...
Ablaze My Sorrow
Ablaze My Sorrow is a melodic death metal band from Falkenberg, Sweden. The group formed in 1993, released three full-length albums for No Fashion Records through several lineup changes, and received significant exposure among metal press outlets ...
Sonic Syndicate
Sonic Syndicate is a Swedish metalcore band from Falkenberg. They were formerly influenced by Swedish melodic death metal bands such as In Flames and Soilwork and American metalcore bands like Killswitch Engage and All That Remains.
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, melodic death metal/melodic metalcore band
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Vains of Jenna
Vains of Jenna was a Swedish sleaze rock/metal band formed in Falkenberg in 2005. They later moved to Los Angeles, though most of the band members now reside back in Sweden. In January 2012, the band confirmed on Facebook and MySpace that th ...