Knäred (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈknæ̌ːrɛd])[2] is a locality situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 1,088 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The Treaty of Knäred was signed there in 1613, when the province of Halland was still part of Denmark.

Knäred
Knäred is located in Halland
Knäred
Knäred
Knäred is located in Sweden
Knäred
Knäred
Coordinates: 56°31′N 13°19′E / 56.517°N 13.317°E / 56.517; 13.317
CountrySweden
ProvinceHalland
CountyHalland County
MunicipalityLaholm Municipality
Area
 • Total2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,088
 • Density482/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

References edit

  1. ^ 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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 14.