Båstad Municipality
Båstad Municipality (Båstads kommun) is a municipality in Skåne Coonty in soothren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Båstad.
Båstad Municipality Båstads kommun | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Skåne Coonty |
| Seat | Båstad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 881.9 km2 (340.5 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 209.79 km2 (81.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 672.11 km2 (259.50 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,636 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Scanie an Halland |
| Municipal code | 1278 |
| Website | www.bastad.se |
The present municipality wis established in 1971 when the mercat toun (köping) Båstad wis amalgamatit wi the surroondin rural municipalities. Ane parish wis transferred frae Halland Coonty.
Localities eedit
Thare are 6 localities in Båstad Municipality.
In the table thay are leetit accordin tae the size o the population as o 31 December 2005. The municipal seat is in bauld characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Båstad | 4,793 |
| 2 | Förslöv | 1,998 |
| 3 | Torekov | 883 |
| 4 | Grevie | 769 |
| 5 | Östra Karup | 563 |
| 6 | Västra Karup | 556 |
Hallandian ridge eedit
Extendin throu the municipality, markin the mairch tae the province Halland, is the rig o Hallandia, or Hallandsåsen. It is ane o the heichest pynts in the itherwise flat-terrained Scanie, wi a hicht o 226 meters.
The rig reached the public ee in 1997, when a tunnel bein dug throu the rig caused fishes in the streams tae dee an cous grazin on the rig tae acome paralyzit. The raison wis a substance containin the pushionous substance acrylamide uised bi the diggin company tae coonteract a surprisin heich level o grundwatter in the rig.
References eedit
- Article Båstad frae Nordisk Familjebok (in Swadish anerlie)
- Statistics Sweden
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins eedit
- Båstad Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Båstad Tourism Archived 2004-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Coat o airms Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
Template:Localities in Båstad Municipality
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