Fagersta
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Fagersta | |
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 Fagersta railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 60°00′15″N 15°47′36″E / 60.00417°N 15.79333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västmanland |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Municipality | Fagersta Municipality |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,130 |
| • Density | 1,175/km2 (3,040/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 737 xx |
| Area code | (+46) 223 |
| Website | Official website |
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Geography[edit]
The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebro, in the heart of the historic Bergslagen region which is rich in copper and iron ore. The 60th parallel north passes through the town.
History[edit]
There has been mining activity in the Fagersta area since the 15th century but it was not organized until the 17th century and was not made a corporation until 1873, when Fagersta Bruks AB was founded.[2]
Fagersta was made a city in 1944 when the industrial hot spot of Fagersta merged with its service-oriented neighbour Västanfors. It is now the seat of Fagersta Municipality. The Fagersta airspace surveillance tower is a Second World War observation platform located to protect a nearby steel mill.
Industry[edit]
Today's industry is focused on hard metal tools (Seco Tools AB and Atlas Copco Secoroc AB) and stainless steel products (Fagersta Stainless AB and OUTOKUMPU Stainless Tubular Products AB).
Notable natives[edit]
- Ulf Samuelsson, ice hockey player (NHL)
- Tomas Sandström, ice hockey player (NHL)
- The Hives, garage rock band
- 59 Times the Pain, garage rock band
- Johan August Brinell, metallurgist and inventor of the Brinell hardness test at the Fagersta Iron and Steel Works in 1900
- Kjell Ramstedt, drummer for punk rock band No Fun at All
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006".
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