Torekov

Coordinates: 56°25′N 12°38′E / 56.417°N 12.633°E / 56.417; 12.633
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Torekov
Coast of Torekov
Coast of Torekov
Torekov is located in Sweden
Torekov
Torekov
Coordinates: 56°25′N 12°38′E / 56.417°N 12.633°E / 56.417; 12.633
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityBåstad Municipality
Area
 • Total1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total863
 • Density485/km2 (1,260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Torekov is a locality in Båstad Municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. In 2010, 863 people lived there.[1] While still a fishing village, it is today also a summer resort.

In August 1971 the "Torekov Compromise" was decided there. It stripped the Swedish monarchs of all remainind political power.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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