Torekov
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Båstad Municipality |
| County | Skåne County |
| Province | Skåne |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 1.74 km² (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 888 |
| - Density | 511/km² (1,323.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Torekov is a small coastal locality in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden.
In August, 1971 Torekov hosted a meeting in which it was decided to strip the king of all but his symbolic formal powers in government, known as the "Torekov Compromise". [2]
[edit] The name
A legend tells us that the town is named for a girl later known as Saint Thora who was drowned by her stepmother, found on the shore of Torekov, and buried by a blind man who then regained his sight. [3] However, the more prosaic explanation refers to two old words thora mening height, and kove meaning cabin or hut. [4]
[edit] References
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Torbjörn Bergman (1999). "Trade-offs in Swedish Constitutional design: The Monarchy Under Challenge". In Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Strøm, eds., Policy? Office?, or Votes? How Political Parties Make Hard Choices. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521637236.
- ^ Proctor, James; Neil Roland (2003). The Rough Guide to Sweden. Rough Guides. ISBN 184353066X.
- ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
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