Falkenberg Municipality

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**Falkenberg Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Map of Halland County; Falkenberg in the middle Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Falkenberg
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	County	Halland County
	Province	Halland
	Area Rank	1,116 km² 92nd of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	39,438 x of 290
	Population density	35/km²

See also Falkenberg, Falckenberg (disambiguation page).

Falkenberg Municipality is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Of the population, a majority of the citizens living in the western part of the municipality. The town and seat Falkenberg has a population of 18,500.

Highway E6/E20 passes through the city as well as the West Coast Railline (Västkustbanan) between Gothenburg and Malmö.

Today, Falkenberg holds a strong position in the food and beverage industry with companies such as Arla Foods, Carlsberg and SIA Glass having plants in the city. In the inland Gekås, a major department store draws visitors from all over the country. Falkenberg is also a tourist city, mainly for its many beaches.

1 History
2 Notable natives
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The vicinity of Falkenberg has been inhabited for some time, and has been recognized as a city since around 1432. During the 15th century two cities bearing the name existed, Old Falkenberg and New Falkenberg. New Falkenberg has existed since at least 1474, but possibly since a few years earlier.