Veddige | |
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 Photo of Veddige kyrka | |
  Veddige  Veddige | |
| Coordinates: 57°16′N 12°19′E / 57.267°N 12.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Varberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)
[1] | |
| • Total | 2,045 |
| • Density | 1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Veddige is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 2,045 inhabitants in 2010. [1] It is located near the river Viskan, about 20 km from the central place of Varberg. The scenery of Veddige is dominated by a huge church from the 19th century.
The village gave its name to the parish. The three oldest words for the parish are Wighöger 1347, in Wyghöghä 1378, and Widhöya 1418. [2] Veddige's sports team is the local ice-hockey team, the Veddige Vipers, playing in Division 3 of the Swedish League.
- ^ 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 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Ståhl, Harry (1979). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 3. Bebyggelsenamn i norra Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 78,84–85.
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Veddige | |
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Photo of Veddige kyrka | |
Veddige Veddige | |
| Coordinates: 57°16′N 12°19′E / 57.267°N 12.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Varberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)
[1] | |
| • Total | 2,045 |
| • Density | 1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Veddige is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 2,045 inhabitants in 2010. [1] It is located near the river Viskan, about 20 km from the central place of Varberg. The scenery of Veddige is dominated by a huge church from the 19th century.
The village gave its name to the parish. The three oldest words for the parish are Wighöger 1347, in Wyghöghä 1378, and Widhöya 1418. [2] Veddige's sports team is the local ice-hockey team, the Veddige Vipers, playing in Division 3 of the Swedish League.
- ^ 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 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Ståhl, Harry (1979). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 3. Bebyggelsenamn i norra Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 78,84–85.
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