Falkenberg
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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.
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.
[edit] 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
- Mats Persson, entertainer.
- Annika Andersson, comedian.
- Lizzy DeVine, musician.
- Nicki Kin, musician.
- Jacki Stone, musician.
- JP White, musician.
- Per Störby, musician.
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