Vinberg

Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = Village
official_name = Vinberg
native_name =

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imagesize =
image_caption = Vinberg Church, built 1899
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Falkenberg Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Halland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Halland
area_footnotes = "En bok om Vinberg, Kommittén för kulturforskning i Vinbergs kommun. 1972. Falkenberg: Hallands Nyheter AB"]
area_total_km2 = 35.5
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
population_total = 598
population_density_km2 = 1329
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=56 |latm=57 |lats=20 |latNS=N
longd=12 |longm=32|longs=58 |longEW=E

Vinberg is a parish and a village in Falkenberg Municipality in Halland County, Sweden. The village has a population of 598 (2005). The parish is home to three villages: Vinberg, Vinbergs kyrkby and Tröingeberg, the latter being a suburb of Falkenberg.

Geography

The parish covers an area of 35.5 km², of which 34.94 is land. Almost all of the land is cultivated, forests cover only 5 percent of the land (as of 1971). River Ätran delimit the parish in the south west.

History

Vinberg was first mentioned in writing in 1330-1334. The name is expected to come from "vind" (wind) and "berg" (mountain). It is, compared to surround areas, rich on archeological findings. Some of which have been destroyed due to modern cultivation. Kungshögen (English: "the Royal Tumulus") in Faurås is one of the objects that have suffered that fate. However, the adjacent "kung Fares sten" (king Fare's stone) remains intact. Three other brons age tumulii can be found in Faurås, as well as some stone circles. Further remains can be found in Töringe, close to the border to Ljungby and in Hällinge.

The oldest known church was built in the 12th Century and demolished in the early 20th Century. It was replaced with the larger, currently used, church, built 1899. Some of the inventory, such as two candlesticks, was saved, while an 12th Century baptismal funt was destroyed.

The village that bears the name was built around a station along Falkenberg railway.

Infrastructure

County road 154 goes through the western part of the parish, though, until the 1990s went through Vinberg village. Several smaller roads connect Vinberg with surrounding villages; road N700 between Falkenberg and Vessigebro, road N702 between Vinberg village and Vinberg kyrkby, road N701 with Stafsinge and road N750 with Långås.

port

It has, for its size, a rather successful football team, Vinbergs IF, usually playing in the third division.

People from Vinberg

*Olof von Dahlin, author
*Magnus Svensson, footballer

References

*"En bok om Vinberg, Kommittén för kulturforskning i Vinbergs kommun. 1972. Falkenberg: Hallands Nyheter AB"