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Specialty Museum Attractions In Falkenberg

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Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 20,035 inhabitants in 2010 . It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain . Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand.
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  • 3. Falkenbergs Museum Falkenberg
    Falkenberg was a fort in Falkenberg, Sweden. It was first mentioned in 1298. It would later give the town, which was previously known as Ätraby, its name. The fort was the location for several Nordic treaties during the fourteenth century. It was burnt down by count Erik in 1356, but was thereafter rebuilt. The army of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson did, under the leadership of Herman Berman besiege the town in 1434. The defenders managed the first attack successfully. They did however realise that they would not be able to continue to hold the fort. Therefore, they choose to put the fort on fire and leave it by water. The fort was located on the south strand of river Ätran, about 60 m from the southern abutment of Falkenberg Bridge. Excavations took place in 1885, as a railway was run throug...
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