ABSTRACT
Halland’s landscape differs markedly between the south and the north. Southern Halland has sandy coasts and flat arable coastal plains with heavily forested areas inland. Northern Halland has a much more dramatic coastine with rocky coasts and inland valleys, resembling Bohuslän. To the far south the impressive Hallandsåsen ridge forms the boundary with Skåne. The large arable areas seen today in the south were previously forested with deciduous trees and former forested areas have been converted into heather-covered heath areas as a result of human interference. Drifting sand dunes covering agricultural land along the south coast have proved a problem since the early eighteenth century, and attempts have been made to stabilise them through tree planting. The four major rivers crossing the landscape have long been major channels of communication and early industrial development. Formerly salmon fishing was of importance.
