Fagersta
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Fagersta | |
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 Fagersta railway station | |
  Fagersta  Fagersta | |
| Coordinates:60°00′15″N15°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 |
Fagerstais alocalityand the seat ofFagersta MunicipalityinVästmanland County,Sweden,with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Geography
[edit]The city is located at the junction of two railways betweenLudvika-VästeråsandAvesta(Krylbo)-Örebro,in the heart of the historicBergslagenregion which is rich incopperandironore. The60th parallel northpasses 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, whenFagersta Bruks ABwas founded.[2]
Fagersta was made a city in 1944 when the industrial hot spot of Fagersta merged with its service-oriented neighbourVästanfors.It is now the seat of Fagersta Municipality. TheFagersta airspace surveillance toweris aSecond World Warobservation platform located to protect a nearby steel mill.
Industry
[edit]Today's industry is focused on hard metal tools (Seco Tools ABandAtlas Copco Secoroc AB) and stainless steel products (Fagersta Stainless ABandOUTOKUMPU 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 theBrinell hardness testat the Fagersta Iron and Steel Works in 1900
- Kjell Ramstedt,drummer for punk rock bandNo Fun at All
References
[edit]- ^abc"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km22005 och 2010 "(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.14 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-01-27.Retrieved10 January2012.
- ^"Allmänna val 17 september 2006".
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