Sweeping (place)

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Sweep
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Location of Halland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Hallands Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Halland
Municipality  : Falkenberg
Coordinates : 57 ° 6 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 6 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E
SCB code : 3924
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 235 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.7 km²
Population density : 336 inhabitants / km²
Height : 208  m o.h.
List of perpetrators in Halland County

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

location

The center of Fegen
The wooden sculpture “Mor Johannas Mässingkruka” stands directly on the lake, with the chapel from 1960 in the background

The place Fegen is located in the northeast part of the municipality Falkenberg, directly on the lake Fegen . The place Ätran is about five kilometers away, Skeppshult about 20 kilometers. The trunk road (Swedish. Länsväg) 153, which connects Varberg with Värnamo , crosses the place, other roads lead from Fegen to Kalv , Kinnared , Drängsered and to Krogsered .

economy

There is a sawmill in the village , a company that specializes in the conversion and repair of trucks for timber transport, a restaurant, a hostel and a kiosk with canoe rental. Between 1887 and 1961, the Fegen – Ätran railway and the Kinnared – Fegen railway connected Fegen with the two neighboring communities. Due to the good infrastructure through the rail connections, there were at times four sawmills in the village.

Attractions

A so-called Swedish house in Fegen
  • The wooden sculpture "Mor Johannas Mässingkruka" from 1956 is right on the sweep
  • Lake Fegen offers opportunities for boating and fishing.
  • In the village is the Fegen Inspiration Area , the information center for visitors to the Fegensee area.
  • The Fegen nature reserve , which includes parts of the lake and some land around it, has a size of 9.7 square kilometers, was established in 1980 and converted into a nature reserve in 2012.

Events

  • The Fegen Festival takes place in May.
  • In September there is a music festival in Fegen.

panorama

and display information about the image
360 ° panorama from the footbridge in Fegen. From left to right: fire brigade, Fegen Inspiration Area at 153, hostel (yellow), chapel, lake, picnic area with information boards

Web links

Commons : Sweeping  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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. ↑ Historical description of the Fegen – Ätran railway line (Swedish)
  3. ↑ FIA Fegen Inspiration Area
  4. ↑ Fegen nature reserve