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Veddige

Veddige
Photo of Veddige kyrka
Photo of Veddige kyrka
Veddige is located in Halland
Veddige
Veddige
Veddige is located in Sweden
Veddige
Veddige
Coordinates: 57°16′N 12°19′E / 57.267°N 12.317°E / 57.267; 12.317
CountrySweden
ProvinceHalland
CountyHalland County
MunicipalityVarberg Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
2,045
 • Density1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Veddige is a locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 2,045 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located near the river Viskan, about 20 km from the central place of Varberg. The scenery of Veddige is dominated by a huge church from the 19th century.

The village gave its name to the parish. The three oldest words for the parish are Wighöger 1347, in Wyghöghä 1378, and Widhöya 1418.[2] Veddige's sports team is the local ice-hockey team, the Veddige Vipers, playing in Division 3 of the Swedish League.

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Ståhl, Harry (1979). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 3. Bebyggelsenamn i norra Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 78,84–85.

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