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Coordinates: 60°00′15″N 15°47′36″E / 60.00417°N 15.79333°E / 60.00417; 15.79333
  
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Fagersta
Fagersta railway station
Fagersta railway station
Fagersta is located in Västmanland
Fagersta

Fagersta

Fagersta is located in Sweden
Fagersta

Fagersta

Coordinates: 60°00′15″N 15°47′36″E / 60.00417°N 15.79333°E / 60.00417; 15.79333
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
CountyVästmanland County
MunicipalityFagersta Municipality
Founded1944
Area
[1]
 • Total9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total11,130
 • Density1,175/km2 (3,040/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
737 xx
Area code(+46) 223
WebsiteOfficial website

Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta MunicipalityinVästmanland 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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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