Tvååker

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Tvååker is the second largest locality of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden. It is situated about 15 km south-east of Varberg. It has a population of 2,390 (2005).

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[edit] Name

The actual name Tvååker could be translated as twofield. But it is instead a corruption of the name Toaker (1198). The word to has been interpreted as flax, i.e. "flax field". [1]

[edit] Education

The village has a lower secondary school, Bosgårdsskolan as well as an upper secondary school, Mungagårdsgymnasiet, which is focused on farming, tourism and handicraft.

[edit] Sport

The football team, Tvååkers IF was formed in 1920 and has a male team in the 4th league and a joint female team with Galtabäck in the 5th league. A floorball-team, Tvååkers IBK, was formed in 1986 and played in the top league for two seasons in the early 1990s.

[edit] People from Tvååker

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003


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