Laholm
Place in Halland, Sweden
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::summary Place in Halland, Sweden ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Laholm |
| image_skyline | Laholm torget.jpg |
| image_caption | Laholm City Square |
| image_shield | Laholm vapen.svg |
| pushpin_map | Sweden Halland#Sweden |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sweden |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Laholm Municipality |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Halland County |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Halland |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 4.66 |
| population_as_of | 31 December 2015 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 6,527 |
| population_density_km2 | 1320 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 312 00 |
| area_code | 430 |
| website | |
| :: |
| official_name = Laholm | image_skyline = Laholm torget.jpg | image_caption = Laholm City Square | image_shield = Laholm vapen.svg | pushpin_map = Sweden Halland#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Laholm Municipality | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Halland County | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Halland | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 4.66 | population_as_of = 31 December 2015 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6,527 | population_density_km2 = 1320 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 312 00 | area_code = 430 | website = Laholm () is a town and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015.
Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city. In the 13th century, Laholm was the first in Halland to receive city rights.
The town is located at the estuary of the river Lagan in the Bay of Laholm.
History
Laholm is one of Sweden's oldest cities and the oldest in the province of Halland. The first charter was granted in the 13th century, in what was then a part of Denmark and Høx Herred. The church was founded in 1225. During the wars between Sweden and Denmark in the 16th and 17th century, Laholm was burnt down several times. In 1645, as Halland became a part of Sweden, the town had 330 inhabitants, growing to about 866 about hundred years later. In the middle of the 19th century the population reached the 1,000 mark, doubled in the early 20th century and reaching 3,000 around 1950. The local government reform of 1971 made the town the seat of Laholm Municipality which has over 25,000 inhabitants.
The town's and commune's coat of arms dates back to the Middle Ages, but was granted by royal warrant only in the 1940s. It shows three silver salmon with red fins on a blue background, owing to the importance of salmon fishing in the area. The arms is very nearly identical to that of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London, whose arms also go back a long way.
Gallery
Image:Laholms kyrka med snö.jpg|Church Image:Flicka med fåglar i håret Ernst Eberlein.jpg|Fountain Image:Laholmskyltstadshotell.jpg|Back of the hotel and the restaurant Gröna Hästen. Image:Gamleby Laholm.jpg|Gamleby (old town part) Image:Laholms stadshus och bibliotek.jpg|Town hall and public library Image:Biograf Maxim.JPG|Biograf Maxim (movie theater) Image:Laholms teater och stadshotell.jpg|Theatre and hotel
References
References
- (2016-12-14). "Tätorter 2015; befolkning, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden". [[Statistics Sweden]].
- (1979). "Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter".
- "Res med oss till Laholm".
- (2023-08-31). "Kulturhistoria, kulturarv".
- [File:Administrative division of denmark in medieval times.jpg]
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