Laholm Municipality

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Laholm Municipality (Kommun)

Locationing Halland County in Sweden; Laholm in its south Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Laholm
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	County	Halland County
	Province	Halland
	Area Rank	888 km² 120th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	22,955 x of 290
	Population density	26/km²

Laholm Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. The seat is located in Laholm, pop. 5,600.

Geographically the town is located at the estuary of the River Lagan in a bay known as the Laholm Bay.

Laholm is one of Sweden's oldest cities, and it is the oldest city in the province of Halland. The first charter was granted in the 13th century, in what was then Danish territory. During the wars between Sweden and Denmark in the 16th and 17th century, Laholm suffered, being burnt several times.

Of interest is still the old street structure, intact from medieval times and the Laholm church from 1225.

Industry wise, the largest employer i DIAB, manufacturing divinycell plastic.

[edit] Municipal towns

• Knäred, pop. 1,200 , where the Treaty of Knäred was signed in the 17th century.
• Mellbystrand, pop. 1,700 , located by the shore, it has Sweden's longest sandy beach, 12 kilometers long. A popular tourism location.
• Veinge
• Skummeslöv
• Hasslöv
• Våxtorp
• Vallberga
• Edenberga
• Ränneslöv
• Hishult
• Genevad
• Mästocka
• Skogaby

[edit] External links

• Laholm - Official site

Halland County

Falkenberg | Halmstad | Hylte | Kungsbacka | Laholm | Varberg

Counties of Sweden | Sweden

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Laholm Municipality is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.

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