Ätran (place)

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Ätran
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Ätran
Ätran
Location of Halland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Hallands Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Halland
Municipality  : Falkenberg
Coordinates : 57 ° 7 '  N , 12 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 7 '  N , 12 ° 57'  E
SCB code : 4216
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 400 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.65 km²
Population density : 615 inhabitants / km²
Height : 200  m above sea level
List of perpetrators in Halland County

Ätran is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Hallands Lan in the municipality of Falkenberg .

location

The place Ätran is located in the northeastern part of the municipality Falkenberg. The Ätran River flows through the town. Nearby is the town of Fegen , about five kilometers to the east, Ullared is about 20 kilometers to the west. The trunk road (Swedish. Länsväg) 153, which connects Varberg with Värnamo , crosses the place, other roads lead from Ätran to Drängsered in the south and Gunnarp in the north. The landscape around the place is characterized by forest areas with individual lakes.

history

Former railway bridge on the Varberg – Ätran railway over the Ätran in the village

The city grew with the construction of the railroad. As early as 1887, the Fegen – Ätran railway , which was already connected to the Kinnared – Fegen railway in Fegen , reached the place. In 1911 the connection to the west coast could also be completed with the help of the Varberg – Ätran railway line . With the timber trade and the possibility of transshipment to the railroad, the city began to grow. Rail operations were stopped in 1961 and the former locomotive shed in Ätran was demolished in 1998. Today the bridge from 1910 over the Ätran still reminds of the local railway.

economy

The company SKAB ( Specialkarosser AB ), which produces special bodies for trucks, is based in Ätran and offers around 200 jobs. There is also a school, a gas station, a supermarket and a kiosk in town.

Attractions

  • The Varberg – Ätran railway between Fegen and Ullared has been developed as a cycle path and runs off the main road from Ätran.
  • The nature reserve Fegen, which includes parts of the lake Fegen and some land around it, as well as the nature reserve Yttra Berg are nearby.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. ↑ SKAB, Ätran ( Memento from August 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Yttra Berg Nature Reserve ( Memento from January 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )