Hishult | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 56°25′33″N13°18′43″E / 56.42583°N 13.31194°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Halland |
| County | Halland County |
| Municipality | Laholm Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) [1] | |
• Total | 332 |
| • Density | 449/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hishult is a locality and a parish situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2010. [1]
The area has been a centre of iron extraction and formed a county, including parts of northern Skåne while it was Danish. The name might be related to the iron extraction as it used to be spelt Isenhult which might mean iron forest.[ citation needed ]
Today it has a gallery of some reputation.[ citation needed ]