Bergagård

Bergagård
Bergagård is located in Halland
Bergagård
Bergagård
Bergagård is located in Sweden
Bergagård
Bergagård
Coordinates: 56°58′40″N 12°34′32″E / 56.97778°N 12.57556°E / 56.97778; 12.57556
CountrySweden
ProvinceHalland
CountyHalland County
MunicipalityFalkenberg Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
250
 • Density809/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sahlgren, Jöran (1950). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 2. Bebyggelsenamn i mellersta Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 268.


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