- Kungsbacka
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kungsbacka
image_caption =
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Kungsbacka 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 = 9.64
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 17,784
population_density_km2 = 1845
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=57 |latm=29 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=12 |longm=04 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Kungsbacka is a town in the province of
Halland in southwesternSweden . It is the seat ofKungsbacka Municipality ,Halland County . The town has 17,784 inhabitants (2005), which is a minor part of the total municipal population of 71,000.It is one of the most affluent parts of Sweden, in part due to its simultaneous proximity to stunning countryside and the large city of
Gothenburg .History
The first records referring to Kungsbacka as a town date from the 15th century, when it was part of
Denmark . By the time it was recognised as part of Sweden (1658 ), the river running through the town (pictured), on which some transportation of goods took place had almost overgrown, and despite pleas to restore its function, this did not occur. Some trade still took place from the coast, but the town's significance as a place of naval commerce lessened over the centuries. Today, it is however the home of over 2,000 businesses, and the river is still running through it.An infamous fire in
1846 did however destroy the town centre, sparing only a little red wooden hut which is still standing today. In late2006 another major fire affected the town centre, and construction works are currently ongoing to restore the loss of the wooden buildings.The town remained small until the 1960-ies. The municipal reform of
1971 made it the seat of the much largerKungsbacka Municipality . The town began to grow as a part ofMetropolitan Gothenburg . It is the southern terminus of theGothenburg commuter rail system, situated 28 km from central Gothenburg.References
External links
* [http://www.kungsbacka.se/ Kungsbacka Municipality] - Official site
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