Falsterbo
{{Short description|Town in Sweden}}
Falsterbo ({{IPA|sv|ˈfâlstɛrˌbuː|lang}}, outdatedly {{IPA|sv|falstɛrˈbuː|}}){{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0011.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=7}} is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's historical cities.
Climate
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|location = Falsterbo (1991–2020)
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|Jan record high C = 10.3
|Feb record high C = 9.5
|Mar record high C = 12.6
|Apr record high C = 20.7
|May record high C = 25.0
|Jun record high C = 27.8
|Jul record high C = 30.2
|Aug record high C = 29.5
|Sep record high C = 24.4
|Oct record high C = 19.1
|Nov record high C = 15.7
|Dec record high C = 11.2
|year record high C =
|Jan avg record high C = 6.9
|Feb avg record high C = 6.4
|Mar avg record high C = 9.4
|Apr avg record high C = 15.5
|May avg record high C = 20.8
|Jun avg record high C = 23.6
|Jul avg record high C = 25.9
|Aug avg record high C = 25.5
|Sep avg record high C = 21.1
|Oct avg record high C = 16.4
|Nov avg record high C = 11.7
|Dec avg record high C = 8.3
|year avg record high C = 27.0
|Jan high C = 3.2
|Feb high C = 3.0
|Mar high C = 5.3
|Apr high C = 9.9
|May high C = 14.9
|Jun high C = 18.7
|Jul high C = 21.3
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Sep high C = 17.3
|Oct high C = 12.2
|Nov high C = 7.8
|Dec high C = 4.7
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 1.8
|Feb mean C = 1.4
|Mar mean C = 3.1
|Apr mean C = 6.8
|May mean C = 11.5
|Jun mean C = 15.3
|Jul mean C = 17.9
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 14.7
|Oct mean C = 10.3
|Nov mean C = 6.3
|Dec mean C = 3.4
|year mean C = 9.2
|Jan low C = 0.3
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 1.3
|Apr low C = 4.5
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 12.6
|Jul low C = 15.2
|Aug low C = 15.5
|Sep low C = 12.5
|Oct low C = 8.6
|Nov low C = 4.9
|Dec low C = 1.9
|year low C =
|Jan avg record low C = -6.6
|Feb avg record low C = -5.7
|Mar avg record low C = -3.4
|Apr avg record low C = -0.1
|May avg record low C = 4.0
|Jun avg record low C = 9.0
|Jul avg record low C = 11.8
|Aug avg record low C = 11.5
|Sep avg record low C = 7.6
|Oct avg record low C = 2.2
|Nov avg record low C = -1.2
|Dec avg record low C = -4.0
|year avg record low C = -8.3
|Jan record low C = -12.9
|Feb record low C = -13.2
|Mar record low C = -9.2
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = 0.8
|Jun record low C = 5.7
|Jul record low C = 9.5
|Aug record low C = 8.0
|Sep record low C = 4.2
|Oct record low C = -3.8
|Nov record low C = -8.3
|Dec record low C = -12.7
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 35.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 26.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 28.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.4
|May precipitation mm = 37.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 49.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 53.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 72.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 52.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 45.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.6
|year precipitation mm = 518.9
|snow colour = green
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See Skanör med Falsterbo#Climate for more data.
History
File:Charlotte Wahlström-Sommarförmiddag Falsterbo.jpg
Falsterbo historically enjoyed trading privileges with the Hanseatic League. During the Middle Ages, it was a rich and prestigious town owing to its location in a center of trade and herring fishery. On the beach between Falsterbo and neighboring town Skanör was the Scania Market where merchants from various parts of Europe had fixed market places.
Scania Market was a major fish market which took place annually starting about 1200. The market became an important trade center on the Baltic Sea and remained so for 250 years; it was a major source of the Hanseatic League's wealth. The rich herring fishing around the Falsterbo Peninsula accounted for the market's popularity, but the market declined in importance during the 15th century when herring populations decreased. The cities were politically merged into a single city, Skanör med Falsterbo.{{cite web |url=http://www.fotw.us/flags/de_hansa.html |title=Sweden: Falsterbo, Skanör (Hanseatic League and Cities) |publisher=www.fotw.us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508015310/http://www.fotw.us/Flags/de_hansa.html |archive-date=2008-05-08 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hotel-gasslingen.com/History__1033.html |title=The History of Skanör- Falsterbo (Rådhustorget) |publisher=hotellgasslingen.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029214505/http://www.hotel-gasslingen.com/History__1033.html |archive-date=2010-10-29 }}
Local attractions
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Falsterbo is mostly known as a holiday destination where people go to spend their summer vacations. The beaches of Falsterbo are known for their white sand and family-friendly bathing opportunities. Falsterbo is also known for one of the better golf courses in Europe – Falsterbo Golf Club. Another attraction in Falsterbo is the annual International Horse Jumping Grand Prix (part of the Falsterbo Horse Show) every July.
Local landmarks include Falsterbo Lighthouse which lies on the site of the oldest known beacon in Scandinavia. Other sites of note include Falsterbo Bird Observatory, Falsterbo Museum and the historic Falsterbo church.
Falsterbo is also known for its Bird Observatory, which regularly undertakes bird ringing. The bird observatory has ringed over a million birds.{{cite web |title=Falsterbo Bird Observatory |url=https://en.falsterbobirdshow.com/migratory-birds/falsterbo-fagelstation/ |website=Falsterbo Bird Show |access-date=13 May 2020}}
Sweden's oldest nature reserve, Måkläppen, an important breeding area for shorebirds and seals, is nearby.{{cite web |url=https://visitskane.com/outdoors-adventure/maklappen-sanctuary |title=Outdoors & Adventure: Måkläppen sanctuary |publisher=Tourism in Skåne |access-date=3 January 2022}}
Falsterbohus
Falsterbohus was the name of a number of historic castles dating from the mid-13th century. The building now known as Falsterbohus was built in 1908. There have been a number of archaeological excavations where the original castles stood. The first was in the early 20th century by Georg Fredrik Johansson Karlin (1859–1939), founder of Kulturen, the Cultural Museum of Southern Sweden located in Lund.
A second and more extensive excavation was conducted between 1934 and 1935 by Ragnar Blomqvist. Most of the artifacts from the earlier excavations are located in the Cultural Museum in Lund and Falsterbo Cultural Museum. Most of the archaeological finds from the second excavations are in Stockholm
See also
References
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Other sources
- Blomqvist, Ragnar Falsterbohus in (Lund, Sweden: Kulturen. 1950)
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065732/http://www.falsterbogk.se/extra/pod/?id=115 Falsterbo Golf Club]
- [http://www.falsterbohorseshow.se/ Falsterbo Horse Show]
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