Tvååker is the second largest
locality
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situated in
Varberg Municipality
Varberg Municipality (''Varbergs kommun'') is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg.
It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Varberg'' and the surrounding rural municipalities. ...
,
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 Götal ...
,
Sweden, with 2,534 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located about 15 km south-east of
Varberg
Varberg () is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.
Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from ...
.
Name
The actual name ''Tvååker'' could be translated as ''twofield'' (or ''twoacre''). But it is instead a corruption of the name ''Toaker'' (1198). The word ''to'' has been interpreted as ''
flax'', i.e. ''"flax field"''.
[Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003.]
Education
The village has a lower secondary school, ''Bosgårdsskolan'' as well as an upper secondary school,
Munkagårdsgymnasiet, which is focused on animal care, agriculture, forestry and landscaping.
Sport
The football team, ''
Tvååkers IF
Tvååkers IF is a Swedish football club located in Tvååker in Varberg Municipality, Halland County.
Background
Since their foundation in 1920 Tvååkers IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football lea ...
'' was formed in 1920 and has a male team for the first time as high as 2nd league and a joint female team with
Galtabäck in the 5th league. A
floorball-team, ''Tvååkers IBK'', was formed in 1986 and played in the top league for two seasons in the early 1990s.
Other sports clubs located in Tvååker include:
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Galtabäcks BK
People from Tvååker
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Sven Nylander
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Svante Grände
References
Populated places in Varberg Municipality
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