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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.

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Falkenberg is a town in southwestern Sweden located at the mouth of the Ätran River, serving as the administrative center of Falkenberg Municipality with a population of about 27,800 people. It is a popular summer tourist destination known for its beach at Skrea strand, and its name derives from the Swedish words for falcon and mountain.

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Falkenberg
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Grand Hotell Tullbron Falkenberg.jpg
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View from the Tullbron bridge in Falkenberg
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Falkenberg kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige-vector.svg
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Sweden Halland#Sweden
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Country
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Sweden
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Municipality
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Falkenberg Municipality
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County
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Halland County
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Province
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Halland
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Founded
Settlement.established_date
1558
Settlement.area_total_km2
20.01
Settlement.population_as_of
18 April 2023
Settlement.population_total
46,981

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Official name
Falkenberg
Population
29671
Area
2589
Elevation
13
Official website
www.falkenberg.se
Image
Grand Hotell Tullbron Falkenberg.jpg
Dialing code
34
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Commons category
Falkenberg, Sweden
postal code
311 00–311 99
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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.

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