is a
Swedish Municipality in
Halland County , in southwest
Sweden . The seat is located in '''Laholm''', pop. 5,600.
Geographically the town is located at the estuary of the
River Lagan in a bay known as the Laholm Bay.
Laholm is one of Sweden's oldest cities, and it is the oldest city in the province of
Halland . The first charter was granted in the
13th Century , in what was then Danish territory. During the wars between Sweden and Denmark in the 16th and 17th century, Laholm suffered, being burnt several times.
Of interest is still the old street structure, intact from medieval times and the ''Laholm church'' from 1225.
Industry wise, the largest employer i DIAB, manufacturing
Divinycell plastic.
- Knäred , pop. 1,200 , where the Treaty Of Knäred was signed in the 17th century.
- Mellbystrand , pop. 1,700 , located by the shore, it has Sweden's longest sandy beach, 12 kilometers long. A popular tourism location.
