Skrea

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Skrea
Skrea village with a church
Skrea
Coordinates: 56°51′53″N 12°33′57″E / 56.86472°N 12.56583°E / 56.86472; 12.56583Coordinates: 56°51′53″N 12°33′57″E / 56.86472°N 12.56583°E / 56.86472; 12.56583
Country Sweden
Province Halland
County Halland County
Municipality Falkenberg Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,064
  Density 1,047/km2 (2,710/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Skrea is a locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,064 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It was first mentioned in writing in 1447. Remains of houses used 100–550 have been found in the village. The nature reserve Grimsholmen is near the village.

References

  • Kungliga Ortnamnskommissionen/Jöran Sahlgren (1950). Ortnamnen i Hallands län - del 2. Lund. 
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 

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