Veddige
Place in Halland, Sweden
57°16′N 12°19′E / 57.267°N 12.317°E / 57.267; 12.317 (31 December 2010)[1]
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ståhl, Harry (1979). Ortnamnen i Hallands län 3. Bebyggelsenamn i norra Halland (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 78,84–85.
External links
- Veddige Vipers Official Website
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