From the 14th century and on to the Northern Seven Years' War (1563-1570) a second town, "Ny-Falkenberg" ("New Falkenberg") was located close to the town. The fort from which the fiefdom had been run was destroyed by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson's troops in 1434, and would not be rebuilt, hence marking the end of the fiefdom. The town gained its market rights in 1558.