Våxtorp
Encyclopedia
Våxtorp is a locality
situated in Laholm Municipality
, Halland County
, Sweden
, with 986 inhabitants in 2005.
The village is situated not too far from the horst
Hallandsås
en and the national highway number 24 runs through it. Most of the modern settlement has grown around the crossing of the roads from Båstad
to Hishult
and Laholm
to Örkelljunga
. In the beginning of the last century the village was not more than a couple of farms near this crossing. The most noted landmark is the church of the Våxtorp-Hasslöv parish
and the two skiing centres.
The settlement dates back at least to the middle ages
when the church was built. It is a possibility that the area has been settled since the bronze age
given the existence of at least one Bronze Age burial mound (several were, as in southern Sweden in general removed during the 17th and 18th century).
The coat of arms, which was granted to the then municipality of Våxtorp (which were integrated with Laholm 1971) is a swan and two lines) in 1967. It had however been in use since the Middle Ages when the lords to the manor of Vallen used it as their personal coat of arms.
For its size the village has a large number of active sports organisations counting one soccer team and a volleyball team which has reached the next to highest national league at some occasions.
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...
situated in Laholm Municipality
Laholm Municipality
Laholm Municipality is a municipality in Halland County in southwest Sweden. The seat is located in Laholm.The amalgamation process during the local government reform in the 1970s took place in two steps...
, 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 986 inhabitants in 2005.
The village is situated not too far from the horst
Horst
Horst is a Germanic word meaning "eagle's nest" and "man from the forest" . It may refer to:-Given name:* Horst * Horst Buchholz, a German actor* Horst Bulau, a Canadian ski jumper...
Hallandsås
Hallandsås
Hallandsås is a horst on the border between the Swedish counties Skåne and Halland.It is part of a geological formation that includes an island in the sea outside the village of Torekov near Båstad called Hallands Väderö. The geological formation continues with the Linderödsåsen in Skåne. It was...
en and the national highway number 24 runs through it. Most of the modern settlement has grown around the crossing of the roads from Båstad
Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...
to Hishult
Hishult
Hishult is a locality and a parish situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 356 inhabitants in 2005.The area has been a centre of iron extraction and formed a county, including parts of northern Skåne while it was Danish...
and Laholm
Laholm
Laholm is a locality and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 5,835 inhabitants in 2005.Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city...
to Örkelljunga
Örkelljunga
Örkelljunga is a locality and the seat of Örkelljunga Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,574 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
. In the beginning of the last century the village was not more than a couple of farms near this crossing. The most noted landmark is the church of the Våxtorp-Hasslöv parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
and the two skiing centres.
The settlement dates back at least to the middle ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
when the church was built. It is a possibility that the area has been settled since the bronze age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
given the existence of at least one Bronze Age burial mound (several were, as in southern Sweden in general removed during the 17th and 18th century).
The coat of arms, which was granted to the then municipality of Våxtorp (which were integrated with Laholm 1971) is a swan and two lines) in 1967. It had however been in use since the Middle Ages when the lords to the manor of Vallen used it as their personal coat of arms.
For its size the village has a large number of active sports organisations counting one soccer team and a volleyball team which has reached the next to highest national league at some occasions.