Torekov

Torekov
Coast of Torekov, facing West
Coast of Torekov, facing West
Torekov is located in Skåne
Torekov
Torekov
Torekov is located in Sweden
Torekov
Torekov
Coordinates: 56°25′N 12°38′E / 56.417°N 12.633°E / 56.417; 12.633
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityBåstad Municipality
Area
 • Total1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total863
 • Density485/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Torekov (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtûːrɛˌkɔv])[2] is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 863 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is still a fishing village but it is today known as a summer resort.

In August 1971 Torekov hosted a meeting in which it was decided to strip the king of all but his symbolic formal political powers, known as the "Torekov Compromise".[3]

  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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
  3. ^ Torbjörn Bergman (1999). "Trade-offs in Swedish Constitutional design: The Monarchy Under Challenge". In Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Strøm, eds., Policy? Office?, or Votes? How Political Parties Make Hard Choices. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63723-6.