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Falkenberg is a locality and the municipal seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden. Falkenberg or Falkenbergs may also refer to: Places Germany * Falkenberg/Elster, a town in the district Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg * Falkenberg, Märkisch-Oderland, a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg * Falkenberg (Berlin), a locality in the borough of Lichtenberg, Berlin * Falkenberg, Lower Bavaria, a town in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria * Falkenberg (Lüneburg Heath), a hill on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony * Falkenberg, Upper Palatinate, a town in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria * Falkenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt * Falkenberg, a place in Lilienthal, Lower Saxony * Falkenberg, a village in Wabern, Hesse#Constituent communities, Wabern, Germany Sweden * Falkenberg Municipality, a municipality in Halland County * Falkenberg (fort), a fort in Falkenberg Elsewhere * Faulquemont, France, formerly in Alsace-Lorraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon (''falk'') and mountain (''berg''). Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand. History In the early part of the 13th century the Danish king built a fort on the east shore of the river Ätran, which eventually would give the town its name. Halland was at that time part of Denmark. It is known that falconry was pursued in the area. However, in Hallandia antiqua et hodierna, that specified a location ("mountain") where the falconry should have taken place, and which should have given name to the town, has later been shown to be incorrect. The area north of Ätran was from time to time Norwegian or Swedish. It was on this side that a market town de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |