Torekov Compromise
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Torekov () is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality,
Skåne County Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
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with 863 inhabitants in 2010. It is still a fishing village but it is today known as a summer resort. In August, 1971 Torekov hosted a meeting in which it was decided to strip the king of all but his symbolic formal political powers, known as the " Torekov Compromise".


The name

According to an old legend, the town is named after a girl later known as Saint Thora who was drowned by her stepmother, found on the shore of Torekov, and buried by a blind man who then regained his sight. However, the more prosaic explanation refers to two old words ''thora'' meaning height, and ''kove'' meaning cabin or hut.Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003


Population From 1960 to 2010


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{{authority control Populated places in Båstad Municipality Populated places in Skåne County Coastal cities and towns in Sweden