Back فالكنبرغ Arabic Фалькенберг (Швецыя) Byelorussian Фалкенбери Bulgarian Falkenberg (Suècia) Catalan Falkenberg (kapital sa munisipyo) CEB Falkenberg Danish Falkenberg (Stadt in Schweden) German Falkenberg (Suecia) Spanish Falkenberg Estonian فلکنبی Persian
Falkenberg | |
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 View from the Tullbron bridge in Falkenberg | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Falkenberg  Falkenberg | |
| Coordinates: 56°54′19″N 12°29′28″E / 56.90528°N 12.49111°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Falkenberg Municipality |
| Founded | 1558 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.01 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (18 april 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 46'981 |
| • Density | 1,390/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 311 xx |
| Area code | (+46) 34 |
| Website | Official website |
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019[1] (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon (falk) and mountain (berg). Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand.[2]
- ^ a b c "Folkmängd per tätort efter region och vart 5:e år" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Falkenberg - Municipality". RouteYou. Retrieved 2021-09-24.