Skrea

Skrea
Skrea Village and Skrea Church
Skrea Show map of Halland Skrea Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 56°51′53″N12°33′57″E / 56.86472°N 12.56583°E / 56.86472; 12.56583
Country	Sweden
Province	Halland
County	Halland County
Municipality	Falkenberg Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010) [1]
• Total	1,064
• Density	1,047/km2 (2,710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Skrea is a locality in Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 1,064 inhabitants in 2010. ^[1]

It was first mentioned in writing in 1447. Remains of houses used 100–550 have been found in the village. The nature reserve Grimsholmen is near the village.

References

• Kungliga Ortnamnskommissionen/Jöran Sahlgren (1950). Ortnamnen i Hallands län - del 2. Lund.

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

External links

• Excavations in Skrea - settlement and cultural landscape 1200 BC - AD 500 ^{[ usurped ]}