Fagersta

Fagersta
Fagersta railway station
Fagersta Show map of Västmanland Fagersta Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 60°00′15″N 15°47′36″E / 60.00417°N 15.79333°E / 60.00417; 15.79333Coordinates: 60°00′15″N 15°47′36″E / 60.00417°N 15.79333°E / 60.00417; 15.79333
Country	Sweden
Province	Västmanland
County	Västmanland County
Municipality	Fagersta Municipality
Founded	1944
Area^[1]
• 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	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	737 xx
Area code(s)	(+46) 223
Website	Official website

Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Geography

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. 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.

History

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.

Industry

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

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 the Brinell hardness test at the Fagersta Iron and Steel Works in 1900

Twin cities

Jämsä, Finland^[2]

References

http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/K/kommun/19/82/roster.html

1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
↑ "Jämsä" (in Finnish). Suomen kaupunkiopas. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

Localities in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden

Localities:	Fagersta (seat)

Municipalities and seats of Västmanland County

Municipalities	Arboga Fagersta Hallstahammar Köping Kungsör Norberg Sala Skinnskatteberg Surahammar Västerås

Municipal seats	Arboga Fagersta Hallstahammar Köping Kungsör Norberg Sala Skinnskatteberg Surahammar Västerås

Counties of Sweden Sweden

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 236509820 GND: 4314938-8 BNF: cb133245496 (data)

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