Robertsfors Municipality

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Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Robertsfors Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatRobertsfors
Area
[1]
 • Total2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi)
 • Land1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi)
 • Water1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total6,747
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2409
Websitewww.robertsfors.se

Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.

History[]

In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman , who founded the new ironworks which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.[3]

Localities[]

The world's largest cheese slicer in Ånäset.

There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:[4]

# Locality Population
1 Robertsfors 2,010
2 Ånäset 622
3 Bygdeå 506

The municipal seat in bold

Notable natives[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ Official site (in Swedish)
  4. ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

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