Varberg

Varberg
The marketplace and Varberg Church
The marketplace and Varberg Church
Coat of arms of Varberg
Varberg is located in Halland
Varberg
Varberg
Varberg is located in Sweden
Varberg
Varberg
Coordinates: 57°07′N 12°13′E / 57.117°N 12.217°E / 57.117; 12.217
CountrySweden
ProvinceHalland
CountyHalland County
MunicipalityVarberg Municipality
Area
 • Total24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)[1]
 • Total35,782
 • Density1,454/km2 (3,770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitevarberg.se

Varberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɑ̂ːrbærj])[2] is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 35,782 inhabitants in 2019.[1]

Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into the Bohuslän archipelago and as far as the North Cape. Varberg is ranked as one of Sweden’s most beautiful cities.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 27.
  3. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2017-10-02). "Varberg är en av landets vackraste städer". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ Gadallah, Carolin (2017-10-02). "Varberg – en av Sveriges vackraste städer". hn.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-23.