
Skrea strand is a
beach in
Falkenberg,
Sweden
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. It is approximately two kilometres long, and has a 250 metre long pier and about 1,600 cabins.
[Arkitekten (juni 2005): Alla lika inför badet]
An indoor bath,
Klitterbadet
Klitterbadet is a bath house in Falkenberg, Sweden. It started as an outdoor bath in 1969, but was rebuilt as an indoor bath in 1983. It is the only 50 meter salt water
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains ...
, is located close to the beach.
History
The area was originally outlying land, belonging to
Skrea. The number of bathers increased as it became easier to reach the beach due to road and rail connections.
[Falkenbergs kommun: Åtgärdsplan Skrea strand]
In 1914, the beach had tens of cabins, and by 1928 their number had increased to about 300.
Tuberkulosföreningen (the Tuberculosis association) had a children's camp at the beach from 1917.
[ From the 1930s, facilities such as a hotel and restaurant were built to handle the increasing number of bathers.][ Hotel Strandbaden's first building was ready in 1937 in the same place where the current hotel is located. ]Klitterbadet
Klitterbadet is a bath house in Falkenberg, Sweden. It started as an outdoor bath in 1969, but was rebuilt as an indoor bath in 1983. It is the only 50 meter salt water
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains ...
was built in 1969.[Falkenbergs kommun: Åtgärdsplan Skrea strand](_blank)
In the statistics from Statistics Sweden in 2005 stated that Skrea Beach had more than 200 inhabitants, but that the resort was still counted as small or not urban areas, as more than half of the houses are holiday homes."Nästan 3 000 småorter år 2010".
Pressmeddelande från SCB, 2012-10-02 09:30, Nr 2012:868. Läst 2012-10-09. However, the data was revised in 2005 for several small varieties on October 2, 2012, due to improved data base.
References
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Falkenberg
Beaches of Sweden
Landforms of Halland County