Bergagård
Bergagård | |
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  Bergagård  Bergagård | |
| Coordinates: 56°58′40″N 12°34′32″E / 56.97778°N 12.57556°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Falkenberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 250 |
| • Density | 809/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bergagård is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 250 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located about 11 kilometers east of Falkenberg.
The village appeared for the first time in writing in 1569. The name is formed of the words berg (mountain) and gård (farm).[2] It is located close to a hill with a view over river Ätran. Falkenbergs Motorbana auto racing circuit is located close to the village, which also hosts a school and a kindergarten. Large parts of the village were built in the 1970s when much housing construction took place.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Sahlgren, Jöran (1950). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 2. Bebyggelsenamn i mellersta Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 268.
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