Sibbarp is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
and a former
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...
in
Varberg Municipality
Varberg Municipality (''Varbergs kommun'') is a municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. Its seat is in Varberg.
It was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the ''City of Varberg'' and the surrounding rural municipalities. ...
,
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebr ...
,
Sweden. Sibbarp was first mentioned in 1354 as Sigbiornathorp. The name is formed of
Sigbjörn (a male name) and
thorp
''Thorp'' is a Middle English word for a hamlet or small village.
Etymology
The name can either come from Old Norse ''þorp'' (also ''thorp''), or from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) ''þrop''. There are many place names in England with the suff ...
.
The former Sibbard parish covered an area of . 1 January 2006 it was merged with Dagsås to form ''Sibbarp-Dagsås parish''.
Geology
The western parts of the parish are dominated by red
gneiss
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, while the eastern parts are dominated by grey gneiss. The parish is rather hilly.
History
The parish has several remains from the
Bronze and
Iron Age
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. Iron extraction took place in ''Järnvirke'' (as well as in neighboring ''Järnmölle'',
Tvååker
Tvååker is the second largest locality situated in Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 2,534 inhabitants in 2010. It is located about 15 km south-east of Varberg.
Name
The actual name ''Tvååker'' could be translated as ...
) during
medieval
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times.
See also
*
Asmund's well
Sources
*''Sibbarp och Dagsås - Kulturbygd med härliga höjder, betagande bokskog och trolska sjöar, Larsson, Ulf (ed.). 1993. Kristinstad: Utsikten. ''
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Varberg Municipality