The oldest remains of that first town are to be found at "Övraby" upstream on Nissan, just south of and quite close to the present day regiment buildings.

Halland was the object of numerous battles, sieges and occupations by Swedish troops.

In March of that year, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Christian IV met at the castle.

Halland became part of Sweden for a period of thirty years when peace was declared at the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645 and Danish rule ended.

Some residues of fortifications have been preserved, including one of the four city gates, Norre Port.

[6] The Halländska steamship company was formed in Halmstad in 1850 and started traffic between Gothenburg and Copenhagen, which was soon expanded with several connections.

Halmstad has the south Scandinavian climate of a relatively rainy environment with warm summers and winters around the freezing point.

Founded in 1983, Halmstad University is a public higher education institution offering bachelor's and master's programs in various fields of study.

Regional trains are operated under the brands Øresundståg to Gothenburg and Copenhagen, Pågatågen to Helsingborg and Krösatågen to Nässjö and Jönköping.

In September 2007 the city hosted the Solheim Cup, which was played at the Halmstad Golfklubb.