Skrea

Place in Halland, Sweden
56°51′53″N 12°33′57″E / 56.86472°N 12.56583°E / 56.86472; 12.56583CountrySwedenProvinceHallandCountyHalland CountyMunicipalityFalkenberg MunicipalityArea • Total1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,064 • Density1,047/km2 (2,710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Skrea is a locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,064 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It was first mentioned in writing in 1447. Remains of houses used 100–550 have been found in the village. The nature reserve Grimsholmen is near the village.

References

  • Kungliga Ortnamnskommissionen/Jöran Sahlgren (1950). Ortnamnen i Hallands län - del 2. Lund.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

External links

  • Excavations in Skrea - settlement and cultural landscape 1200 BC - AD 500


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