Vinberg
Encyclopedia
Vinberg is a locality
and a parish situated in Falkenberg Municipality
, Halland County
, Sweden
, with 598 inhabitants in 2005.
The parish is home to three villages: Vinberg, Vinbergs kyrkby and Tröingeberg, the latter being a suburb of Falkenberg
.
) and berg (mountain
). It is, compared to surround areas, rich on archeological findings. Some of which have been destroyed due to modern cultivation. Kungshögen (English
: the Royal Tumulus
) in Faurås is one of the objects that have suffered that fate. However, the adjacent kung Fares sten (king Fare's stone) remains intact. Three other brons age tumulii can be found in Faurås, as well as some stone circles. Further remains can be found in Töringe, close to the border to Ljungby and in Hällinge.
The oldest known church was built in the 12th Century and demolished in the early 20th Century. It was replaced with the larger, currently used, church, built 1899. Some of the inventory, such as two candlesticks, was saved, while an 12th Century baptismal funt was destroyed.
The village that bears the name was built around a station along Falkenberg railway
.
and Vessigebro
, road N702 between Vinberg village and Vinberg kyrkby, road N701 with Stafsinge and road N750 with Långås
.
, usually playing in the third division.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and a parish situated in Falkenberg Municipality
Falkenberg Municipality
Falkenberg Municipality is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast. The town Falkenberg is the municipal seat....
, 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....
, Sweden
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....
, with 598 inhabitants in 2005.
The parish is home to three villages: Vinberg, Vinbergs kyrkby and Tröingeberg, the latter being a suburb of Falkenberg
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 18,972 inhabitants in 2005.The town has a population of 19,000 and is located at the mouth of the river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain...
.
Geography
The parish covers an area of 35.5 km², of which 34.94 is land. Almost all of the land is cultivated, forests cover only 5 percent of the land (as of 1971). The river Ätran delimits the parish in the south west.History
Vinberg was first mentioned in writing in 1330-1334. The name is expected to come from vind (windWind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
) and berg (mountain
Mountain
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). It is, compared to surround areas, rich on archeological findings. Some of which have been destroyed due to modern cultivation. Kungshögen (English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: the Royal Tumulus
Tumulus
A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...
) in Faurås is one of the objects that have suffered that fate. However, the adjacent kung Fares sten (king Fare's stone) remains intact. Three other brons age tumulii can be found in Faurås, as well as some stone circles. Further remains can be found in Töringe, close to the border to Ljungby and in Hällinge.
The oldest known church was built in the 12th Century and demolished in the early 20th Century. It was replaced with the larger, currently used, church, built 1899. Some of the inventory, such as two candlesticks, was saved, while an 12th Century baptismal funt was destroyed.
The village that bears the name was built around a station along Falkenberg railway
Falkenberg railway
Falkenberg Railway was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. It was inaugurated 28 September 1894 and was in use until 1959/1961.-History:...
.
Infrastructure
County road 154 goes through the western part of the parish, though, until the 1990s went through Vinberg village. Several smaller roads connect Vinberg with surrounding villages; road N700 between FalkenbergFalkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 18,972 inhabitants in 2005.The town has a population of 19,000 and is located at the mouth of the river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain...
and Vessigebro
Vessigebro
Vessigebro is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 774 inhabitants in 2005.The village was formed at a ford over river Ätran. Its original name, Vessigevad notice this as vad is the Swedish name for a ford...
, road N702 between Vinberg village and Vinberg kyrkby, road N701 with Stafsinge and road N750 with Långås
Långås
Långås is a locality situated in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 516 inhabitants in 2005. The footballer Patric Andersson is from the village.- References :...
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Sport
It has, for its size, a rather successful football team, Vinbergs IFVinbergs IF
Vinbergs IF is a Swedish football club located in Vinberg in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County. -Background:Vinbergs Idrottsförening is a sports club that was founded in 1932 and has specialised in football and gymnastics. The club's most famous players is Magnus "Turbo" Svensson who played...
, usually playing in the third division.
People from Vinberg
- Olof von Dahlin, author
- Magnus Svensson, footballer
- Magnus SvenssonMagnus Svensson (Floorball)Magnus Svensson is a floorball player.He is currently playing for Warberg IC, which he has played for since 2000. He has won three Swedish Championships with Warberg, in 2005, 2007, and 2008. Svensson has also won two World Championships with Sweden in 2004 and 2006...
, floorball