Fagersta Municipality

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Fagersta Municipality
Fagersta kommun
Municipality
Fagersta och sjön Stora Aspen sett från Landsberget.JPG
Coat of arms of Fagersta Municipality
Coat of arms
Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County.png
Coordinates: 60°00′N 15°49′E / 60.000°N 15.817°E / 60.000; 15.817Coordinates: 60°00′N 15°49′E / 60.000°N 15.817°E / 60.000; 15.817
CountrySweden
CountyVästmanland County
SeatFagersta
Area
[1]
 • Total310.41 km2 (119.85 sq mi)
 • Land269.04 km2 (103.88 sq mi)
 • Water41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total13,391
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland
Municipal code1982
Websitewww.fagersta.se

Fagersta Municipality (Fagersta kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Fagersta.

The City of Fagersta (instituted in 1944) was in 1967 merged with Västervåla parish (which had been part of Surahammar Municipality since 1963). In 1971 it was transformed into a municipality of unitary type.

Localities[]

The municipal seat, Fagersta, is the only locality within the municipality with more than 200 inhabitants.

Another locality of note is Ängelsberg, a village located on Åmänningen Lake.

Politics of Fagersta[]

Fagersta is historically a left wing stronghold, with mostly a social democratic majority running the town, a trend only broken with a further left majority between 1998–2014.

Sights[]

Engelsberg Ironworks, in Ängelsberg, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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