- Falkenberg Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Falkenbergs kommun
county=Halland County
province=Halland andVästergötland
capital=Falkenberg
arearank=101st
area=1,162.10
arealand=1,115.40
populationrank=54th
population=39,874
densityrank=115th
populationdensity=35.7
website=http://www.falkenberg.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006Falkenberg Municipality ("Falkenbergs kommun") is a municipality in
Halland County on the Swedish west coast. The townFalkenberg is the municipal seat.The municipality was created in 1971 when the "City of Falkenberg" was amalgamated with six rural municipalities (themselves formed by the 1952 local government reform) and part of a seventh. There are 24 original entities within the area.
Today, Falkenberg holds a strong position in the food and beverage industry with companies such as
Arla Foods ,Carlsberg andSIA Glass having plants in the city. In the inlandGekås , a major department store draws visitors from all over the country. Falkenberg is also atourist city, mainly for its many beaches.Politics
The Right Party was the major party until 1931, when the Social Democratic Party gained that position. With the exception of the 1946 election the social democrats won a majority of the seats from 1938 until 1966. Falkenberg has remained a stronghold for the social democrats even after the municipal reform in the early 1970s. The municipality has, however, been run by the
centre-right , except for 1994-1998.Localities
There are 17 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Falkenberg Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Notable natives
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Pär Zetterberg , football player
*Niclas Alexandersson , football player
*Magnus Svensson, football player
*Stellan Bengtsson , former world champion, table tennis
*Per-Gunnar Andersson , race driveree also
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Hallands Nyheter
* Sport
**Falkenbergs FF ,association football
**Falkenbergs VBK ,volleyball
**Falkenbergs BTK ,table tennis
** Falkenberg racing track (Motorsport)References
* [http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]
External links
* [http://www.falkenberg.se/ Falkenberg Municipality] - Official site
* [http://www.falkenbergsmotorklubb.nu/ Falkenberg racetrack]
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