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Båstad Municipality

Båstads kommun
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Coat of arms of Båstad Municipality
Coat of arms
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Country Sweden
National Area South Sweden
County Skåne County
Seat Båstad
Area
 • Total 887.34 km2 (342.60 sq mi)
 • Land 218.36 km2 (84.31 sq mi)
 • Water 668.98 km2 (258.29 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 14,251
 • Density 16.0604/km2 (41.5961/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Scania and Halland
Municipal code 1278
Website www.bastad.se

Båstad Municipality (which in Swedish is Båstads kommun) is a special area in Sweden. It's like a local government district. It is found in Skåne County in South Sweden. The main town and where the local government is located is called Båstad.

This municipality was created in 1971. Back then, the market town of Båstad joined up with the smaller towns and villages around it. This made one bigger municipality.

Towns and Villages

Båstad Municipality has 6 main towns and villages, which are also called localities.

Here they are listed from largest to smallest, based on how many people lived there in 2005. The main town, Båstad, is shown in bold.

# Locality Population
1 Båstad 4,793
2 Förslöv 1,998
3 Torekov 883
4 Grevie 769
5 Östra Karup 563
6 Västra Karup 556

Hallandian Ridge

A big hill range called the Hallandian Ridge, or Hallandsåsen, runs through the municipality. It also forms the border to the nearby area of Halland.

This ridge is one of the highest spots in Scania, which is mostly flat. It reaches a height of 226 meters (about 741 feet).

The Hallandian Ridge became very well known in 1997. This happened because of a tunnel being built through it, called the Hallandsås Tunnel. During the digging, a substance was used to stop water from leaking into the tunnel. Sadly, this substance caused problems for the environment. Fish in nearby streams died, and cows grazing on the ridge became sick. This showed how important it is to be careful when building big projects near nature.

See also

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