produced with the original wooden design. The botanist Carl Adolph Agardh was born in Båstad in 1785. Sights The Church of Båstad or Saint Mary's Church is located in central Båstad. It was constructed in the 15th century. It is a Romanesque church, and contains several wall paintings from various centuries; a madonna image; and a Danish altarpiece, among other things. A few kilometers outside of Båstad there is a large garden called Norrviken Gardens, which was founded by Rudolf Abelin in the 1900. It once had been chosen as the most beautiful park in Sweden, and the second most beautiful in Europe in 2006. Notable people Carl Adolph Agardh (1785–1859), botanist, born in Båstad Arne Bjerhammar (1917–2011), geodesist notable for independently describing Moore–Penrose inverse in 1951, born in Båstad Erik Paulsson, billionaire businessman See also Troentorp Clogs, formerly known as "Båstad Clogs" References External links Tourist website Populated places in Båstad Municipality Populated places in Skåne County Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Market towns in Sweden 16th-century establishments in Skåne County