Laholm

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Laholm
Sweden Halland location map.svg
Laholm
Laholm
Location of Halland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Hallands Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Halland
Municipality  : Laholm
Coordinates : 56 ° 30 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 30 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E
SCB code : 4028
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 6527 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 5.34 km²
Population density : 1222 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Halland County
Laholm Church in winter

Laholm is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Halland County and the historical province of Halland . The main town of the municipality of the same name emerged in the 13th century and is the only town in the municipality. The Lagan River flows through Laholm .

Kung Ises Hög; north of the Lagan

history

Laholm is the oldest town in the historic Halland province and one of the oldest in Sweden . Laholm was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century, when it still belonged to Denmark . Laholm was burned down several times during the Danish-Swedish Wars in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Attractions

  • The medieval street structure is still preserved today; Another attraction is the Sankt Clemens kyrka from 1225.
  • The burial ground of Örelid ( Swedish Örelids stenar ) is to the east of the church of Tjärby, like Kung Ises Hög north of Laholm.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Laholm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)