Knäred

Knäred
Knäred
Knäred
Coordinates: 56°31′N 13°19′E / 56.517°N 13.317°E / 56.517; 13.317
CountrySweden
ProvinceHalland
CountyHalland County
MunicipalityLaholm Municipality
Area
  Total
2.26 km2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total
1,088
  Density482/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Knäred (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈknæ̌ːrɛd]) is a locality situated in Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 1,088 inhabitants in 2010. The Treaty of Knäred was signed there in 1613, when the province of Halland was still part of Denmark.