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Båstad

Field	Value
official_name	Båstad
image_skyline	Båstad, Sweden, a street adjacent to market square.jpg
image_caption	A street adjacent to the central square
image_flag	Flag of Båstad.svg
image_shield	Båstad vapen.svg
pushpin_map	Sweden Scania#Sweden#European Union
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sweden
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Båstad Municipality
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Scania County
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Scania
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.27
population_as_of	31 December 2010
population_footnotes
population_total	5,146
population_density_km2	792
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
coordinates
website	http://www.bastad.se

Båstad () is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden, with approximately 5,000 permanent residents. It is however one of Sweden's most typical summer resorts. The population is presumably more than twice as large between April and September, and even larger during July. Its municipality follows a similar pattern: some 15,000 permanent residents, but more than 30,000 during July. Some villages within the municipality are almost empty during the winter, but have more than 2,000 "summer guests" during July. Torekov is a good example of this.

Within Sweden, Båstad is well known for tennis. The largest centre court in Sweden is located in the town's centre, and can take more than 5,000 attendants. Several top national players, such as Björn Borg, Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, have played tennis in Båstad.

Geography

The [[marina]]; Hallandian ridge in background

The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it. The town borders the shore, whereafter the terrain raises until the dense vegetation of the ridge takes over.

History

The first city privileges were granted in the 14th or 15th century, when the area belonged to Denmark. The first certain date is 1513 when it was re-granted. At the time, the name in print was Botstœdœ, which would translate to "Boat (landing) place".

In 1658, the area was conquered by Sweden, and Båstad was given new "special" privileges in 1664, because it was of too insignificant size to receive the full royal charter as one of Sweden's cities. The minor privilege allowed the town to be used for commerce, handicraft and hostelry. The minor privilege was in effect until 1858 when it got proper rights as a merchant town, or köping. It has been the seat of Båstad Municipality since 1971.

Båstad is known for its tennis tournament Swedish Open on the ATP Tour, held each summer since 1948. The tournament boasts the largest number of courts in the country, and has fostered many internationally successful tennis players, such as Magnus Larsson. It attracts some 20,000 visitors and puts the town in a festive mood for a few weeks. Since 2009, the women's WTA tournament, previously held in Stockholm, also is played in Båstad as part of the Swedish Open.

The city is also home of the Troentorp Clog, formerly known as Båstad Clogs. Troentorp Clogs have been handcrafted in Båstad since 1907 and continue to be produced with the original wooden design.

The botanist Carl Adolph Agardh was born in Båstad in 1785.

Sights

The Church of Båstad or Saint Mary's Church is located in central Båstad. It was constructed in the 15th century. It is a Romanesque church, and contains several wall paintings from various centuries; a madonna image; and a Danish altarpiece, among other things.

A few kilometers outside of Båstad there is a large garden called Norrviken Gardens, which was founded by Rudolf Abelin in the 1900. It once had been chosen as the most beautiful park in Sweden, and the second most beautiful in Europe in 2006.

Notable people

Carl Adolph Agardh (1785–1859), botanist
Mari Andersson (born 1986), former tennis player
Arne Bjerhammar (1917–2011), geodesist notable for independently describing Moore–Penrose inverse in 1951
Anders Järryd (born 1961), former tennis player
Erik Paulsson (born 1942), billionaire businessman
Anders Silwer (born 1959), former Swedish Air Force officer.
Yvonne Maria Werner (born 1954), historian and professor

References

(14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
"Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2016-Statistikdatabasen".
(1979). "Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter".
"Norrvikens trädgårdar". [[Båstad Municipality]].
"Erik Paulsson". Forbes.com.

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