Varberg
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Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.
The marketplace and Varberg Church
The Håsten Hill at Varberg (1898), painting by Nils Kreuger
View of Varberg Fortress
View from Varberg Fortress, overlooking the beach promenade
Halland
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Halland is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden, on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second T
Varberg
…Varberg The marketplace and Varberg Church Coat of arms Map credit Varberg Map credit Varberg Coordinates: Country Sweden Province Halland County Halland County Municipality Varberg Municipality Area • Total 24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi) Population (31 December 2019) • Total 35,782 • Density…
The peace stone in Brömsebro is not a runestone even if it looks like one. The stone was made in 1915 to commemorate the peace between Denmark and Sweden and the text is written with Latin letters. The text on the stone says "Memory of the peace in Brömsebro – Gaspard Coignet de La Thuilerie – Axel Oxenstierna – Corfitz Ulfeldt". The three named persons were the negotiators. Thuilerie was an ambassador from France, Oxenstierna represented Sweden and Ulfeldt represented Denmark.