Halmstad

Halmstad is a city in Halland in south-western Sweden. The town has a population of 58,000, and is the seat of Halmstad Municipality (kommun), that includes the immediate surrounds with a total of 88,000 inhabitants.

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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.

Halland: is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Sm?land, Scania and the sea of Kattegat....

Sweden: The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ') is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on the east. Sweden has a low populatio...

Halmstad Municipality: Halmstad Municipality is a Municipality in Halland County in southwest Sweden, in which the city Halmstad is the seat of government....