Halmstad

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Halmstad
Royal Castle Halmstad

Coat of arms
Halmstad is located in Sweden
Halmstad
Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667°N 12.850°E / 56.667; 12.850Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667°N 12.850°E / 56.667; 12.850
Country Sweden
Province Halland
County Halland County
Municipality Halmstad Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 34.13 km2 (13.18 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 58,577
 • Density 1,716/km2 (4,440/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official homepage for tourism, meetings and events

Halmstad [ˈhalmsta] is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County. The city has a population of about 58,577,[1] out of a municipal total of over 90,000. Halmstad is located about midway between Gothenburg and Malmö.

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History [edit]

Halmstad, at the time part of the Kingdom of Denmark, received its first city charter in 1307, and the city celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2007. The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on Nissan, quite close to the regiment buildings. 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. Halland was the object of numerous battles, sieges and occupations by Swedish troops.

During the Kalmar Union – a Nordic Union between Sweden, Norway and Denmark which lasted between 1400 and 1520 – it was in Halmstad that the Union King was to be finally selected.

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

1619 is an important date in the history of Halmstad. In March of that year, King Gustav II Adolf 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.

Halland became part of Sweden for a period of thirty years when peace was declared at the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645 and Danish rule ended. The Treaty of Roskilde in 1658 made this acquisition permanent. Sweden defeated Denmark in the Battle of Fyllebro which took place in 1676 just outside Halmstad.

The first May Day demonstration in Sweden was held in Halmstad in 1897.

The population grew from 48,800 in 1990 to 58,577 in 2010.

In September 2007 the city hosted the Solheim Cup, which was played at the Halmstad Golfklubb.

Halmstad is also host to Halmstad University, which specializes in Information Technology and Innovation.

Notable natives [edit]

Sport [edit]

Halmstads BK versus Gefle at Örjans Vall 2007.

Schools [edit]

Gallery [edit]

  • View of a park in Halmstad

  • Halmstad seen from the other bank of Nissan.

  • Nissan.

  • Town square Stora Torg in central Halmstad.

  • St Nikolai church by town square.

  • Church tower.

  • Mellgrenskahuset Halmstad.JPG

  • Central Halmstad and Halmstad harbor.

  • Central Halmstad with church in center.

  • Picasso sculpture in Halmstad.

  • Halmstad Castle

  • Sailing ship HMS Najaden in front of Halmstad Castle

  • The North Gate

  • Halmstad's Slott 1941

  • Europa och Tjuren by Carl Milles

  • Postcard of 1952

  • Övraby church ruins

  • East City Halmstad 1936

  • East Beach

  • Norre Katts Park 1942

  • Central train station

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 

External links [edit]

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Localities:
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Municipal seats
Administrative seats of Swedish counties (län)
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as of 2005, according to Statistics Sweden [1]
1. Stockholm 1,252,000
2. Gothenburg 510,500
3. Malmö 258,000
4. Uppsala 144,839
5. Västerås 107,000
6. Örebro 98,200
7. Linköping 97,400
8. Helsingborg 91,500
9. Jönköping 84,400
10. Norrköping 83,600
11. Lund 76,200
12. Umeå 75,600
13. Gävle 68,700
14. Borås 63,400
15. Södertälje 60,300
16. Eskilstuna 60,200
17. Täby 58,600
18. Karlstad 58,500
19. Halmstad 55,700
20. Växjö 55,600
21. Sundsvall 49,300
22. Luleå 45,500
23. Trollhättan 44,500
24. Östersund 43,800
25. Borlänge 39,400
26. Falun 36,400
27. Upplands Väsby 36,000
28. Tumba 35,300
29. Kalmar 35,200
30. Skövde 33,100
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