Halmstad
Halmstad
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| Coordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667°N 12.85°ECoordinates: 56°40′N 12°51′E / 56.667°N 12.85°E | |||
| Country | Sweden | ||
| Province | Halland | ||
| County | Halland County | ||
| Municipality | Halmstad Municipality | ||
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| - Total | 33.01 km2 (12.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005-12-31) | |||
| - Total | 55,688 | ||
| - Density | 1,687/km2 (4,369.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | Official homepage for tourism, meetings and events | ||
Halmstad (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhalmstɑː(d)]) 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 55,688, out of a municipal total of nearly 90,000.
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History
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 55,688 in 2005.
In September 2007 the city hosted the Solheim Cup, which was played at the Halmstad Golfklubb.
Notable natives
- Daniel Alexandersson - football player
- Niclas Alexandersson - football player
- Christopher Amott - musician (Arch Enemy/Armageddon)
- Michael Amott - musician (Spiritual Beggars/Arch Enemy/Carcass)
- Fredrik Andersson Hed - professional golfer
- Sofia Arvidsson - professional tennis player
- Jonas Altberg - musician, Dj (Basshunter)
- Carl Bildt - politician, former prime minister, present foreign minister
- Dusan Djuric - football player
- Per Gessle - musician (Roxette/Gyllene Tider)
- Halmstadgruppen - Painter group
- Bengt Johansson - Handball coach
- Niklas Kvarforth - musician (Shining/Den Saakaldte/Skitliv)
- Ola Lindgren - Handball player
- Fredrik Ljungberg - football player
- Susanne Ljungskog - Cyclist
- Sven Nordqvist - Author
- Gustav Nyquist - ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) prospect
- Erik Olson - Painter (Halmstadgruppen)
- Jörgen Persson - table tennis player
- Thomas Pettersson - stand-up comedian
- Bengt I. Samuelsson - Nobel prize winner
- Johan Staël von Holstein - Entrepreneur
- Peter Wahlbäck - stand-up comedian
- Ernst Wigforss - politician, former Minister of Finance
Sport
- American Football
- Halmstad Eagles
- Badminton
- Bowling
- BK 91:an Halmstad
- BK Hallandia
- BK Nyhem
- BK Pantern
- BK Safir
- BS Tylön
- Halmia BS
- IF Tre Hjärtan
- Team Halmstad BF
- Dancing
- Laxbuggarna
- Fencing
- Halmstads Fäktsällskap
- Football
- Halmstads BK
- IS Halmia
- Alets IK
- BK Astrio
- IF Centern
- IF Leikin
- Snöstorp/Nyhem FF
- IS Örnia
- Golf
- Halmstad GK
- Bäckavattnets GK
- Garnisonen GK
- Halmstad GK
- Holms GK
- Ringenäs GK
- Haverdals GK
- Gymnastics
- Halmstad Frigymnaster
- Halmstad Kvinnliga GF
- Halmstad Rytmiska GF
- Nissaflickorna
- Handball
- HK Drott
- Halmstads HP
- Icehockey
- Halmstad Hammers HC - filed for bankruptcy in 2005
- Halmstad Ungdom HC
- Sannarps HC
- Swimming
- SK Laxen
- Table tennis
- Halmstad BTK
- Tennis
- Söndrums TK
- Track & Field
- IFK Halmstad
Gallery
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View of a park in Halmstad
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Halmstad seen from the other bank of Nissan.
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Nissan.
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Town square Stora Torg in central Halmstad.
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St Nikolai church by town square.
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Church tower.
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Central Halmstad and Halmstad harbor.
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Central Halmstad with church in center.
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Picasso sculpture in Halmstad.
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Halmstad Castle
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Sailing ship HMS Najaden in front of Halmstad Castle
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The North Gate
See also
- Halmstad Municipality
- Kroenleins Brewery
- Mjellby Art Museum
- Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars#Chapter 11 Concerning the Friary in Halmstad
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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Halmstad is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden. |
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