Falkenberg

Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 20,1/2 inhabitants in 2010. It is positioned at the mouth of river Ätran. The name includes the Swedish words for falcon and mountain. Falkenberg is a famous visitor destination inside the summers, and the main seaside of the metropolis is Skrea strand.

In the early part of the 13th century the Danish king constructed a fort at the east shore of the river Ätran, which subsequently could give the city its call. Halland became at that point part of Denmark. It is thought that falconry changed into pursued in the place. However, in Hallandia antiqua et hodierna, that certain a place where the falconry need to have taken location, and which ought to have given call to the metropolis, has later been proven to be incorrect. In the early a part of the thirteenth century the Danish king built a fortress on the east shore of the river Ätran, which in the end could provide the town its name. Halland changed into at that time part of Denmark. It is thought that falconry becom he pursued in the place.