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Halmstad
Halmstad, view from Tradecenter
Halmstad, view from Tradecenter
Halmstad (Sweden)
Halmstad
Halmstad
Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667, 12.85
Country Sweden
Municipality Halmstad Municipality
County Halland County
Province Halland
Area [1]
 - Total 33. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Halmstad Municipality ( Halmstads kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast in which the city The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Halland County ( Hallands län) is a county ( Län) on the western coast of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions is one of the traditional Provinces of Sweden ( landskap in Swedish on the western coast of Sweden. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 01 km² (12. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 55,688
 - Density 1,687/km² (4,369. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Halmstad ['hulm-stɑː(d)] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city (pop. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 90,000) at the mouth of the Nissan River in Halland County, south-western Sweden. The Nissan River is a 240 km (150 mile long stream in southwest Sweden. Halland County ( Hallands län) is a county ( Län) on the western coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. Halmstad Municipality ( Halmstads kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast in which the city Halland County ( Hallands län) is a county ( Län) on the western coast of Sweden.

In September 2007 the city hosted the Solheim Cup, which was played at the Halmstad Golfklubb. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday The 2007 Solheim Cup, also known as the 10th Solheim Cup Matches was held between Friday September 14 and Sunday September 16, at Halmstad Halmstad GK (Halmstad Golf Klubb or Halmstad Golf Club in English

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History

Halmstad received its first charter in 1307, and the city celebrated its 700 year anniversary in 2007. The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on the River Nissan, quite close to the regiment buildings. Övraby was the village that was left after the town Halmstad in Halland moved five kilometers to the south in 1320. The remains of the church can still be seen today between a defunct brick industry and a former landfill.

In the 1320s the town moved to the present day town centre. At this time there were two monasteries in the town and during the 15th century the St. Nikolai church was built. Battles raged between the Swedes and the Danes as Halland at that time was a real border county.

During the Kalmar Union – a Nordic Union between Sweden, Norway and Denmark which lasted between 1400-1520 – it was in Halmstad that the Union King was to be finally selected. The Kalmar Union ( Danish, Norwegian and Swedish: Kalmarunionen) is a historiographical term meaning a series of Personal

At the end of the 16th century, Christian IV ordered the fortification of Halmstad and in the beginning of the 17th century built a crescent with the Nissan as part of the defences.

1619 is an important date in the history of Halmstad. In March of that year, King Gustav Adolf II of Sweden and Christian IV met at the castle. Over a period of a week they celebrated the payment in full of the "Älvsborg ransom". August of the same year saw the destruction of Halmstad by fire.

Peace was declared roughly 25 years later and Halland became Swedish which it hadn't been for 300 years. Halland finally became Swedish when peace was declared at Roskilde in 1658 and Danish rule was broken. However, uncertain times still continued until the battle of "Fyllebro" in 1676, which lies just outside Halmstad, where the Swedes convincingly beat the Danes.

The first May Day demonstration in Sweden was held in Halmstad in 1897. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour

Notable natives

Sport

Halmstads BK plays Gefle at Örjans Vall 2007.
Halmstads BK plays Gefle at Örjans Vall 2007. 91an ( Eng: № 91) is a popular Swedish Comic strip, first created in 1932 with the title En Jörgen Persson (born April 22 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish Table tennis player Karl Fredrik " Freddie " Ljungberg (ˈfreːdrɪk ˈjɵŋˌbærj (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö Hässleholm) is a professional Jonas Erik Altberg (born December 22, 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden) better known by the Pseudonym Basshunter, is a Swedish Jonas Erik Altberg (born December 22, 1984, in Halmstad, Sweden) better known by the Pseudonym Basshunter, is a Swedish Michael Amott (born July 28, 1970 in England, Britain; raised in Halmstad, Sweden) is a British/Swedish Guitarist Spiritual Beggars is a Stoner metal band from Halmstad, Sweden, formed by Michael Amott, who is known from Arch Enemy, Carcass Arch Enemy is a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, Carcass are a Grindcore / Death metal act based in Liverpool, England. Sofia Arvidsson (born 1984 is a Swedish tennis player Biography Sofia Arvidsson is a Swedish Tennis player she competes at professional level on both Formed in 1996 Shining is a Swedish Black metal band that incorporate many doom metal elements in their music Skitliv ( Swedish for Shit life) is a Norwegian black -/ Doom metal band founded in 2005 by former Mayhem vocalist Fredrik Andersson Hed (born 20 January 1972, Halmstad) is a Swedish Golfer Andersson Hed turned professional in 1992 Örjans Vall is a football Stadium in Halmstad, Sweden. It was finished on 30 July 1922 and was then named Halmstads Idrottsplats

Gallery

Halmstad seen from the other bank of the Nissan river. Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden. The club was founded June 16 1907 and currently plays in Division Halmstad GK (Halmstad Golf Klubb or Halmstad Golf Club in English HK Drott is a Handball club based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the national championships ten times last in 2002.

River Nissan.

Town square Stora Torg in central Halmstad.

St Nikolai church by town square.

Church tower.

Central Halmstad and Halmstad harbor.

Central Halmstad with church in center.

Picasso sculpture in Halmstad.

Halmstad Castle

Sailing ship HMS Najaden in front on Halmstad Castle

The North Gate

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Halmstad Municipality ( Halmstads kommun) is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast in which the city Krönleins Brewery (Appeltofftska Bryggeri AB is a Swedish Brewery founded in 1836 by Anders Julius Appeltofft in Halmstad, Sweden. Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
Halmstad is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official

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