Ullared

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ullared

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image_caption = Gekås, the department store that has made the village wellknown
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Falkenberg Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Halland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Halland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 1.30
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 820
population_density_km2 = 631
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=57 |latm=08 |lats=10 |latNS=N
longd=12 |longm=42|longs=55 |longEW=E
website =

Ullared is a village with 820 inhabitants (2005), located northeast of Falkenberg in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden.

The village hosts a large department store, Gekås. It is one of the largest stores in Sweden and the growth of the store has made "Ullared" more or less synonymous with "low prices" among Swedes. A large number of stores, usually in the lower price range, have been established in the village since the early 1990s.

History

Two railways built in the late 19th century ad early 20th century, Falkenberg railway (Falkenberg - Limmared) and WbÄJ (Varberg - Ätran 1911-1961), had a station in Ullared, which gave it an advantage compared to surrounding villages. The railways closed around 1960. The following decade saw a lot of housing construction and the establishment of many shops and an increase in publish services.

The municipality merged with Källsjö and Fagered in the 1950s, during the reform by which parish sized municipalities merged to form new unitss. The next reform in 1971 lead to the village becoming a part of Falkenberg Municipality.

The council adopted a general plan for the village in 2005. [ [http://www.falkenberg.se/organisation/stadsbyggnad/planer/fardigaoversiktsplaner/deloversiktsplanforullared.4.5332461091a62341380000.html Ullared - Falkenbergs kommun ] ] The plan assign "Ängaberg" (an area behind the school) as suitable for residential buildings. Areas to the east of the village are assigned to retailing. The area behind Gekås' parking is considered appropriate for recreation. A new road is planned between county road 154 and GeKås, in order to relieve the pressure of traffic on the central parts of the village. There are long term plans to change the direction of country road 154.

Facilities

"Apelskolan" is a school with about 500 pupils, aged 6 to 15. The village do also have clinic, motel, fire station, care home, slalom slope and a campsite. It gets its water from "Ängaberg".

Geography

Several lakes surround Ullared: "Kinnasjön", "Sonnerängssjön" and "Musasjön". A stream, Högvadsån, and its tributory, "Hjärtaredsån", flows through the village. It is covered by hills, and does therefore need an auxiliary transmitter in order to receive terrestrial television .

The northern part of the village, "Furet", is dominated by detached houses, as is the souther and western parts. The centre is dominated by retailing and there is a minor industrial estate in the southern part: "Hedens industriområde".

Economy

Ullared is dominated by retailing, with not just Gekås, but also a large number of other retailers, of different sizes. There are a total of 1,300 workplaces, and as a result commuting is common.

Literature

*cite book|title=Tal till nattvardsbarnen i Ullared år 1866|year=1907|author= Törnblom, Benedict Andreae
*cite book|title=Grundvattenstudier och geologisk dokumentation i SNV:s försökskalkningsområden vid Hagfors, Ullared och Ringamåla|author= Jonasson, Sven A.|year=1987|publisher=Chalmers tekniska högskola, Göteborgs universitet, Geologiska institutionen
*cite book|title=Ullared : en samhällsstudie|author=Jenny Ericsson|year=1988|publisher=Göteborg : Inst. för kulturvård, Göteborgs universitet
*cite book|title=Geologiska förhållanden i SNV:s försökskalkningsområden vid Ullared, Hallands län, och Ringamåla, Blekinge län|author=Lång, Lars-Ove|year=1992|publisher=Chalmers tekniska högskola, Göteborgs universitet, Geologiska institutionen

References

External links

* [http://www.gekas.se Gekås Ullared AB] sv icon
* [http://www.edu.falkenberg.se/apelskolan Apelskolan] sv icon
* [http://www.ullaredsik.com/ Ullared IK] sv icon
* [http://www.falkenberg.se/organisation/stadsbyggnad/planer/fardigaoversiktsplaner/deloversiktsplanforullared.4.5332461091a62341380000.html Delöversiktsplan över Ullared] sv icon