Fagersta Municipality
Fagersta Municipality
Fagersta kommun | |
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Coordinates: 60°00′N 15°49′E / 60.000°N 15.817°ECoordinates: 60°00′N 15°49′E / 60.000°N 15.817°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västmanland County |
Seat | Fagersta |
Area | |
• Total | 310.41 km2 (119.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 269.04 km2 (103.88 sq mi) |
• Water | 41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 13,391 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västmanland |
Municipal code | 1982 |
Website | www.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[]
- Anitra Steen, manager of Systembolaget, former civil servant
- Lennart Hellsing, writer
- Ulf Samuelsson, ice hockey player
- Tomas Sandström, ice hockey player
- The Hives, rock band
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Fagersta Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Fagersta Municipality – Official site
- Municipalities of Västmanland County