Torekov () is a
locality
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situated in
Båstad Municipality,
Skåne County
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,
Sweden
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with 863 inhabitants in 2010.
It is still a
fishing village
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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
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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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Populated places in Båstad Municipality
Populated places in Skåne County
Coastal cities and towns in Sweden