Halland County
Halland County is a province ( län) in Sweden.
Geography
Halland County is formed from the historical landscape of Halland and Småland part.
The territory of Halland County accounts for approximately 1.3 % of the area of the Swedish territory.
Population
The proportion of the total population of Sweden is 3.1 %.
Coat of arms
Description: In a Blue rotbewehrter silver lion
Symbol: There are several theories about the origin of the lion. According to one theory, he goes back to Duke Bengt Algotsson in the 14th century, after the other on the royal coat of arms of Charles X Gustav, the conqueror of the province.
Communities and places
Communities
Halland County consists of six municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).
(As of March 31, 2013 )
Biggest Towns
- Halmstad ( 55 688 ) (population 2005)
- Varberg ( 25 067 )
- Falkenberg ( 18,580 )
- Kungsbacka ( 17,133 )
- Billdal ( 9,053 )
- Onsala ( 6,893 )
- Laholm ( 5644 )