Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad Municipality (Kommun)
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Seat Halmstad
County Halland County
Province Hallandia
Area
     Rank
1018.0 km²
104th of 290
Population
     Rank
85,200 (2005)
17th of 290
Density 84/km²


Halmstad Municipality ['halmstɑː(d)] is a Municipality in southwest Sweden, in which the city Halmstad is the seat of government.

Contents
1 History
2 Notable natives
3 Sport
4 See also
5 External links

History

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Halmstad traces its history to the early Middle Age, sometime around 1000-1100. The name Halmstad is first mentioned in the jordebok of Valdemar II of Denmark in 1231 as a King's mansion. The oldest known charter is from 1307.

At first the city Halmstad was located further from the coast, at a location known as Övraby. During the 1320's it was moved closer to the coastal line.

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Halmstad Slott built in the time of Christian IV
During the Kalmar Union – a Nordic Union between Sweden, Norway and Denmark which lasted between 1400-1520 – it was in Halmstad that the Union King was to be finally selected.

Swedish commander Engelbrekt and his troops burnt the city in the 1430's, and the city was also besieged at the start of the Northern Seven Years' War in 1563. Furthermore, the city was burnt to the ground in 1619, with the exception of a stone buildings and the church.

The first May Day demonstration in Sweden was held in Halmstad in 1897.

Notable natives

Sport

See also

External links

See also: Halmstad Municipality, 1430, Carl Bildt, Charter, Christian IV, Cities of Sweden, Counties of Sweden, Engelbrekt, Ernst Wigforss