{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Torekov | image_skyline = Hamnen i Torekov 1.jpg | image_caption = Coast of Torekov, facing West | pushpin_map = Sweden Skåne#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Båstad Municipality | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Skåne County | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Skåne | area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1.78 | population_as_of = 31 December 2010 | population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> | population_total = 863 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --> | population_density_km2 = 485 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|56|25|N|12|38|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} | website = }} '''Torekov''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈtûːrɛˌkɔv}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0029.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=25}}</ref> is a locality situated in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 863 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> It is still a fishing village but it is today known as a summer resort.
In August 1971 Torekov hosted a meeting in which it was decided to strip the king of all but his symbolic formal political powers, known as the "Torekov Compromise".<ref>Torbjörn Bergman (1999). "Trade-offs in Swedish Constitutional design: The Monarchy Under Challenge". In Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Strøm, eds., ''Policy? Office?, or Votes? How Political Parties Make Hard Choices''. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|0-521-63723-6}}.</ref>
The walking trail Skåneleden passes through Torekov, connecting it to Hovs hallar to the north and Vejbystrand to the south.<ref>{{Cite web |title=17 Hovs hallar- Torekov |url=https://www.skaneleden.se/en/etapp/17-hovs-hallar-torekov |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Skåneleden |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=18 Torekov - Vejbystrand |url=https://www.skaneleden.se/en/etapp/18-torekov-vejbystrand |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Skåneleden |language=en}}</ref>
==The name== According to an old legend, the town is named after a girl later known as Saint Thora who was drowned by her stepmother, found on the shore of Torekov, and buried by a blind man who then regained his sight.<ref> {{cite book |last = Proctor |first = James |author2 = Neil Roland |title = The Rough Guide to Sweden |publisher = Rough Guides |year = 2003 |isbn = 1-84353-066-X |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/sweden0000proc }} </ref> However, the more prosaic explanation refers to two old words ''thora'' meaning height, and ''kove'' meaning cabin or hut.<ref>Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003</ref>
==Population From 1960 to 2010== {| class="wikitable" ! Year || 1960 || 1965 || 1970 || 1975 || 1980 || 1990 || 1995 || 2000 || 2005 || 2010 |- ! Population<ref>[http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01x/MI0810_2005A01x_SM_MI38SM0703.pdf Retrieved 6 June 2011]</ref> | 531 || 10px 512 || 10px 509 || 10px 668 || 10px 822 || 10px 933 || 10px 1015 || 10px 947 || 10px 888 || 10px 863 |}
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Category:Populated places in Båstad Municipality Category:Coastal cities and towns in Sweden