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Falkenberg
Sign in to saveFalkenberg 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.
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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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Falkenberg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Grand Hotell Tullbron Falkenberg.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View from the Tullbron bridge in Falkenberg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Falkenberg kommunvapen - Riksarkivet Sverige-vector.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden Halland#Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Falkenberg Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Halland County
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Halland
- Settlement.established_title
- 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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Wikidata facts
- 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
- P8168
- hyperinflation
- 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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