Falkenberg
Falkenberg was a fort located at Falkenberg in Halland County, Sweden. The fortification was placed on the south strand of the river Ätran, about 60 m from the southern abutment of Falkenberg Bridge.Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: fort in Sweden
- Also known as: “Borgen Falkenberg” and “Falkenbergshus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Lawrence Church and Photo museum Olympia.
Saint Lawrence Church
Church
Photo: D.O.G.A., Public domain.
The Saint Lawrence Church is located at Falkenberg in Halland County, Sweden. The medieval era church is situated across from Laurentii Park in the centre of old town Falkenberg. Saint Lawrence Church is situated 260 metres south of Falkenberg.
Photo museum Olympia
Museum
Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo museum Olympia is situated 470 metres west of Falkenberg.
Falkenberg Church
Church
Photo: Gunnar Larsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkenberg Church is situated 400 metres west of Falkenberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falkenberg.
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a town and municipality of 28,000 people in Halland on Sweden's west coast. Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand.
Falkenberg
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Falkenberg Municipality, Halland, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.9032° or 56° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
12.49587° or 12° 29′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F8JWF3W+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 562094441OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4165241
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Falkenberg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falkenberg”
- French: “Falkenberg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkenberg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Falkenberghus”
- Swedish: “Falkenberg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tullbron and Badhusparken.
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