Bergagård Explained

Official Name:Bergagård
Pushpin Map:Sweden Halland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Falkenberg Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Halland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Halland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.31
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:250
Population Density Km2:809
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.9778°N 12.5756°W

Bergagård is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 250 inhabitants in 2010. It is located about 11 kilometers east of Falkenberg.

The village appeared for the first time in writing in 1569. The name is formed of the words berg (mountain) and gård (farm).[2] It is located close to a hill with a view over river Ätran. Falkenbergs Motorbana auto racing circuit is located close to the village, which also hosts a school and a kindergarten. Large parts of the village were built in the 1970s when much housing construction took place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Ortnamnen i Hallands län 2. Bebyggelsenamn i mellersta Halland. Sahlgren, Jöran. 1950. 268. Swedish.