Halmstad

Summary

Halmstad is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Halmstad ranks in the top 1% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,362 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Halmstad is located in Halmstad Municipality^[3].
• Halmstad is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Kattegat^[5].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Nissan^[6].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Fylleån^[7].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Laholm Bay^[8].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Laholmsbukten coastal water body^[9].
• Halmstad is on the body of water Laholmsbukten coastal water^[10].
• Halmstad's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[11].
• Halmstad's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Halmstad's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Halmstad's instance of is recorded as port city^[14].
• Halmstad's official language is recorded as Swedish^[15].
• Halmstad's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Söndrum^[16].
• Halmstad's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Snöstorp^[17].
• Halmstad's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Andersberg^[18].
• Halmstad's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kärleken^[19].
• Halmstad's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fyllinge^[20].
• Halmstad's postal code is recorded as 30x xx^[21].
• Halmstad is part of Halland County^[22].
• Halmstad is part of Sweden^[23].
• Halmstad's Commons category is recorded as Halmstad^[24].
• Halmstad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Halmstad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[26].
• Halmstad's local dialing code is recorded as 35^[27].

Body

Geography

Halmstad is in the country of Sweden^[4]. Halmstad is located in Halmstad Municipality^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kattegat^[5], a strait^[28], in Sweden^[29]; Nissan^[6], a small river^[30], in Sweden^[31]; Fylleån^[7], a small river^[32], in Sweden^[33]; Laholm Bay^[8], a bay^[34], in Sweden^[35]; Laholmsbukten coastal water body^[9], a coastal water body^[36], in Sweden^[37]; and Laholmsbukten coastal water^[10], a coastal water body^[38], in Sweden^[39]. Part of include Halland County^[22], a county of Sweden^[40], in Sweden^[41], founded in 1658^[42] and Sweden^[23], a sovereign state^[43], founded in 0900^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3413'}^[45], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3650'}^[46], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3668'}^[47], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3799'}^[48], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3889'}^[49]. Halmstad sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}^[50]. Population counts include {'amount': '+58577'}^[51], {'amount': '+67294'}^[52], {'amount': '+68085'}^[53], {'amount': '+69419'}^[54], {'amount': '+69537'}^[55], and {'amount': '+70480'}^[56].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[11], city^[12], largest city^[13], and port city^[14].

Why It Matters

Halmstad ranks in the top 1% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,362 views/month).^[2] Halmstad has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] Halmstad is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]