Veddige

Veddige is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 2,045 inhabitants in 2010. It is located near the river Viskan, about 20 km from the central place of Varberg. The scenery of Veddige is dominated by a huge church from the 19th century.

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Settlement.official_name: Veddige
Settlement.image_skyline: Veddige_kyrka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Photo of Veddige kyrka
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Halland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Varberg Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Halland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Halland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.77
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 2,045
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1156
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official name: Veddige
Population: 2284
Area: 205
Image: Veddige kyrka.jpg

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The village gave its name to the parish. The three oldest words for the parish are Wighöger 1347, in Wyghöghä 1378, and Widhöya 1418. Veddige's sports team is the local ice-hockey team, the Veddige Vipers, playing in Division 3 of the Swedish League.