Hagfors Municipality

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**Hagfors Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Location of Hagfors Municipality and Hagfors in Sweden Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Hagfors
	60° 2′ N 13° 42′ E
	County	Värmland County
	Province	Värmland
	Area Rank	1,834 km² 46th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	13,496 164th of 290
	Density	7.3/km²

Hagfors Municipality is a Municipality in Värmland, in west central Sweden. Its seat is in Hagfors with 5,700 inhabitants, situated at 200 meters height.

The nearest larger city is Karlstad, about 100 kilometers south. Being sparsely populated, Hagfors boasts it natural areas that offer good fishing, canoeing and wild life.

Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location. When Hagfors received its charter in 1950, it had 6,501 inhabitants. The designated coat of arms was a tribute to the furnaces.

The Kyrkogatan (Church street) in Hagfors, in this 1953 postcard.

The town of Hagfors plays host to the Swedish Rally, an car rally, every February, which provides a significant annual economic windfall for the region.