Falkenberg is a town in Halland County, Sweden. It is the administrative centre of Falkenberg Municipality. The town has a population of 18,580 (2000) and is located at the mouth of River Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain. Halland County, or Hallands län, is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. ... Administrative Centre (in Norwegian administrativt senter) is often used in Norway to refer to a county town, or the place where the central administration of a Norwegian commune is located. ... Falkenberg is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... Ätran position Ätran is a Swedish river. ... Species About 37; see text. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...

History

Main article: History of Falkenberg

As with the rest of Halland, Falkenberg belonged to Denmark at the time when written records start to become available. In the early part of the 13th century the Danish king built a fort on the southern strand, which later would give the town its name. It is known that falconry was pursued in the area. However, in Hallandia antiqua et hodierna, that specified a location ("mountain") where the falconry should have taken place, and which should have given name to the town, has later been shown to be incorrect. The history of Falkenberg is, to a smaller or larger extent, known since the late 13th century, when the town starts to appear in written sources. ... is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ... Only the lower parts of the tower remains. ... Flying a Saker Falcon Falconry or hawking is an art or sport which involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for men. ...

The area north of River Ätran was from time to time Norweigan or Swedish. It was on this side that a market town developed. At around 1300 a church was built. From the 14th century and until the Northern Seven Years' War (1563-1570) a second town, Ny-Falkenberg (New Falkenberg) was located close to the town. The fort was destroyed by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson's troops in 1434. The town gained market rights at latest in 1558. Events February 22 - Jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII. March 10 - Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of Englanddo (aka Edward Longshanks) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent. ... Frederick II of Denmark attacking Älvsborg, 1563 The Northern Seven Years War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, fought between 1563... Late 19th century model for a statue of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson to be placed in Örebro; no contemporary image of Engelbrekt is known Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – May 4, 1436) was a Swedish statesman and rebel leader. ... Events May 30, Battle of Lipany in the Hussite Wars Jan van Eyck paints the wedding of Giovanni Arnoflini The Honorable Passing of Arms at the bridge of Obrigo The Portuguese reach Cape Bojador in Western Sahara. ...

As the rest of the county, Falkenberg becomes Swedish following the Treaty of Brömsebro (1645). It did for a long period struggle to keep its privileges with regard to trade and jurisdiction from the Danish time. Again, as the rest of the county, it did only slowly start to industrialise in the late 19th century. In the 20th century it has gained a reputation as a seaside resort. The Treaty of Brömsebro of August 13, 1645 ended the Torstenson War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway, which had begun in 1643. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Politics

The Right Party was the major party until 1931, when the Social Democratic Party gained that position. With the exception of the 1946 election the social democrats won a majority of the seats from 1938 until 1966. The town has remained a stronghold for the social democrats even after the municipal reform in the early 1970s. The municipality has, however, been run by the centre-right, except for 1994-1998. The Moderate Party (Swedish: Moderata samlingspartiet: The Moderate Coalition Party, commonly referred to as Moderaterna: The Moderates) is a liberal conservative political party in Sweden. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Swedish Social Democratic Party, officially the Social Democratic Workers Party (Swedish: ), contests elections as Workers Party - Social Democrats (Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna), commonly referred to just as the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna); is a political party in Sweden. ... The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote political parties or organizations (such as think tanks) that stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. ...

Communications

The town is located along a traditional trade route along the Swedish west coast. These transport needs are currently catered by European route E6, which runs as a dual carriageway just outside the town, and the West Coast Railway Line. County road 150 and County road 154 connects to Torup and Svenljunga. Falkenberg railway operated from the 1890s to the 1950s. The town has a total of seven bus routes. E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... Svenljunga is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. ... Falkenberg Railway (svenska Falkenbergs Järnväg (FJ) or Pyttebanan) was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Areas of the town

Sport

The town hosts several teams at national level. The football team , Falkenbergs FF, has since the late 1980s established itself in the second league (currently Superettan). The table tennis team, Falkenbergs BTK, has won ten national championships, as well as one european championship. In the early 2000s, Falkenbergs VBK developed to become one of the best volleyball teams in the country and accordingly won the national championship 2007. BK Falkarna has played ten seasons in the top bowling league. Falkenbergs FF is a Sweden football club from Falkenberg. ... Superettan (literally, the super one) is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... Falkenbergs Bordtennisklubb (Falkenberg Table Tennis Club) is a Swedish table tennis club formed on November 30 1925. ... Falkenbergs VBK is a Swedish volleyball club, formed in 1985 by a merger of Ätradalens VK and Köinge JUF. It has played in the highest league (Elitserien) since 2002. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Bowling ball and two pins Ten-pin bowling lane Automatic Scorer by Brunswick Specialized computers replaced hand scoring beginning 1970s. ...

Sport venues in the town include Falkenberg Stadium, hosting Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg Sports Centre, hosting Falkenbergs VBK and Klitterbadet, a bath house. Klitterbadet is a bath house in Falkenberg, Sweden. ...

People from Falkenberg

• Stellan Bengtsson, table tennis player
• Nina Björk, author, journalist, feminist
• Walter Dickson, author
• Erik "Spänst" Svensson, athlete
• Jojje Jönsson, actor
• Carl-Johan Vallgren, author
• Pär Zetterberg, football player
• Annika Andersson, comedian

Stellan Bengtsson is a Swedish table tennis player. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Erik Svensson . ... Jan-Ove Jojje Jönsson, born June 30, 1955 is a Swedish actor and playwriter. ... Pär Zetterberg (born October 14, 1970) is a Swedish football player. ...

See also

• Falkenberg Farewell

Falkenberg Farewell (Farväl Falkenberg) is a Swedish drama film from 2006, written and directed by Jesper Ganslandt. ...

Sources

• (1995) in Hedén, Stig J.: Falkenberg - staden som hembygd. ISBN 91-630-3848-X. 
• Eric Hägge (1966). Kommunalt sekel - Falkenbergs stadsfullmäktige 1866-1965. Landströms trycksaker AB. 

External links

• http://www.falkenberg.se