Laholm () is a
town
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Origin and use
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and the seat of
Laholm Municipality
Laholm () is a town and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015.
Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a ''city''.
The town is located at the ...
,
Halland County
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It borders the counties of Västra Göta ...
,
Sweden
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, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015.
Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a
''city''.
The town is located at the estuary of the river
Lagan in the Bay of Laholm.
History
Laholm is one of Sweden's oldest cities, and it is the oldest city in the
province
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of
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebro ...
. The first charter was granted in the 13th century, in what was then a part of
Denmark
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and ''Høx Herred''.
[ ile:Administrative division of denmark in medieval times.jpg/ref> 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 land owned by the Monarch 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. The ]local government
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reform of 1971 made the town the seat of Laholm Municipality
Laholm () is a town and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015.
Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a ''city''.
The town is located at the ...
which has over 25,000 inhabitants.
Of interest is still the old street structure, intact from medieval times and the Laholm church.
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 silver salmon
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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 the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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in London
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, whose arms also go back a long way.
Gallery
Image:Laholms kyrka med snö.jpg, Church
Image:Flicka med fåglar i håret Ernst Eberlein.jpg, Fountain
Image:Laholmskyltstadshotell.jpg, Back of the hotel and the restaurant Gröna Hästen.
Image:Gamleby Laholm.jpg, Gamleby (old town part)
Image:Laholms stadshus och bibliotek.jpg, Town hall and public library
Image:Biograf Maxim.JPG, Biograf Maxim (movie theater)
Image:Laholms teater och stadshotell.jpg, Theatre and hotel
References
External links
Hostel of Laholm
(English)
Tourist agency of Laholm
(English)
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Populated places in Laholm Municipality
Municipal seats of Halland County
Swedish municipal seats
