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
eeditThare 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
eeditExtendin 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
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