Torekov

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Torekov
Coast of Torekov, facing West
Coast of Torekov, facing West
Torekov (Sweden)
Torekov
Torekov
Coordinates: 56°25′N 12°38′E / 56.417, 12.633
Country Sweden
Municipality Båstad Municipality
County Skåne County
Province Skåne
Area [1]
 - Total 1.74 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 888
 - Density 511/km² (1,323.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Torekov is a small coastal locality in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.

In August, 1971 Torekov hosted a meeting in which it was decided to strip the king of all but his symbolic formal powers in government, known as the "Torekov Compromise". [2]

[edit] The name

A legend tells us that the town is named for a girl later known as Saint Thora who was drowned by her stepmother, found on the shore of Torekov, and buried by a blind man who then regained his sight. [3] However, the more prosaic explanation refers to two old words thora mening height, and kove meaning cabin or hut. [4]

[edit] References

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  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  2. ^ Torbjörn Bergman (1999). "Trade-offs in Swedish Constitutional design: The Monarchy Under Challenge". In Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Strøm, eds., Policy? Office?, or Votes? How Political Parties Make Hard Choices. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521637236.
  3. ^ Proctor, James; Neil Roland (2003). The Rough Guide to Sweden. Rough Guides. ISBN 184353066X. 
  4. ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
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Coordinates: 56°25′N, 12°38′E