Halmstad ˈhamsta is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province

Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....

 of Halland

Halland

' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...

 on the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad Municipality

Halmstad Municipality is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat....

 and the capital of Halland County

Halland County

Halland County is a county on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad....

. The city has a population of about 58,577, out of a municipal total of nearly 90,000.
Halmstad, at the time part of the Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark

The Kingdom of Denmark or the Danish Realm , is a constitutional monarchy and sovereign state consisting of Denmark proper in northern Europe and two autonomous constituent countries, the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland in North America. Denmark is the hegemonial part, where the...

, received its first city charter in 1307, and the city celebrated its 700th anniversary in 2007.