Båstad Municipality
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Båstad Municipality is a municipality
in Skåne County
in southern Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town of Båstad
.
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town (köping
) Båstad was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities. One parish was transferred from Halland County
.
in Båstad Municipality.
In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
, is the ridge of Hallandia, or Hallandsåsen. It is one of the highest points in the otherwise flat-terrained Scania
, with a height of 226 meters.
The ridge reached the public eye in 1997, when a tunnel being dug through the ridge caused fishes in the streams to die and cows grazing on the ridge to become paralyzed. The reason was a substance containing the poisonous substance acrylamide
used by the digging company to counteract a surprising high level of groundwater
in the ridge.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...
in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town of Båstad
Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...
.
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town (köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
) Båstad was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities. One parish was transferred from Halland County
Halland County
Halland County is a county on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad....
.
Localities
There are 6 localitiesUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
in Båstad Municipality.
In the table they are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Båstad Båstad Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it... |
4,793 |
| 2 | Förslöv Förslöv Förslöv is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,998 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,998 |
| 3 | Torekov Torekov Torekov is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 888 inhabitants in 2005. It is still a fishing village but it is today known as a summer resort.... |
883 |
| 4 | Grevie Grevie Grevie is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 769 inhabitants in 2005.... |
769 |
| 5 | Östra Karup Östra Karup Östra Karup is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 563 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
563 |
| 6 | Västra Karup Västra Karup Västra Karup is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 556 inhabitants in 2005. Birgit Nilsson was born there 1918.... |
556 |
Hallandian ridge
Extending through the municipality, marking the border to the province HallandHalland
' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...
, is the ridge of Hallandia, or Hallandsåsen. It is one of the highest points in the otherwise flat-terrained Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, with a height of 226 meters.
The ridge reached the public eye in 1997, when a tunnel being dug through the ridge caused fishes in the streams to die and cows grazing on the ridge to become paralyzed. The reason was a substance containing the poisonous substance acrylamide
Acrylamide
Acrylamide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C3H5NO. Its IUPAC name is prop-2-enamide. It is a white odourless crystalline solid, soluble in water, ethanol, ether, and chloroform. Acrylamide is incompatible with acids, bases, oxidizing agents, iron, and iron salts...
used by the digging company to counteract a surprising high level of groundwater
Groundwater
Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock...
in the ridge.
External links
- Båstad Municipality - Official site
- Båstad Tourism
- Coat of arms