Bergagård

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Bergagård
Coordinates: 56°58′40″N 12°34′32″E / 56.97778, 12.57556
Country Sweden
Municipality Falkenberg Municipality
County Halland County
Province Halland
Area
 - Total 0.31 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 265
 - Density 855/km² (2,214.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Bergagård is a village in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden. It is located about 11 kilometers east of Falkenberg.

The village appeared for the first time in writing in 1569. The name is formed of the words berg (mountain) and gård (farm). It is located close to a hill with a view over river Ätran. Falkenberg Racing Circuit is located close to the village, which also hosts a school and a kindergarten. Large parts of the village were built in the 1970s when much housing construction took place.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Bergagård  · Falkenberg (seat)  · Glommen  · Heberg  · Långås  · Morup  · Ringsegård  · Skogstorp  · Skrea  · Slöinge  · Ullared  · Vessigebro  · Vinberg  · Vinbergs kyrkby  · Årstad  · Älvsered  · Ätran