Getinge is a

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situated in

Halmstad Municipality Halmstad Municipality (''Halmstads kommun'') is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat. The 1971 local government reform was implemented gradually in the area. In 1967 the rural municipa ...

Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county ('' län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Göta ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

, with 1,843 inhabitants in 2010.

Economy

Getinge Group Getinge is a global medical technology company, founded in Sweden in 1904. The firm provides medical equipment, equipment and systems within healthcare and life sciences. The company was formerly organised in three business areas: Infection Contro ...

had its headquarters in the village until 2014.

History

The local assembly, the Hallandic

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took place in Getinge.

References

Populated places in Halmstad Municipality {{Halland-geo-stub