- Tvååker
Tvååker is the second largest locality of
Varberg Municipality ,Halland County ,Sweden . It is situated about 15 km south-east ofVarberg . It has a population of 2,390 (2005).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". [Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003]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.port
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. Afloorball -team, "Tvååkers IBK", was formed in 1986 and played in the top league for two seasons in the early 1990s.People from Tvååker
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* [http://sv.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tv%C3%A5%C3%A5ker&oldid=1630622 Swedish Wikipedia: Tvååker (as of February 12, 2006)]
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