Avesta Municipality
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- Not to be confused with Alvesta Municipality in southern Sweden.
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| County | Dalarna County |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Seat | Avesta |
 Avesta Municipality in Dalarna |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
153rd of 290 616 km² |
| Population • Total |
x of 290 22,102 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
36 inhabitants/km² |
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Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in central part of the country, and its seat is in the town Avesta.
The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.
Avesta borders to the municipalities of:
- Hedemora in Dalarna,
- Hofors and Sandviken in Gävleborg County,
- Norberg and Sala in Västmanland County
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[edit] Sports
Speedway: The most successful sport team in Avesta is their speedway team Masarna, translating to "the men of Dalecarlia", competing in the highest division in Sweden. Tony Rickardsson was born in Avesta. He is considered one of the most successful speedway riders of our time.
Football: Avesta AIK, Krylbo IF
Table Tennis: IK Juno
Ladies Handball: Avesta Brovallen HF
Ice Hockey: Avesta BK
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[edit] Notability
Near the town Avesta is a park of European bison.
The city is today mostly notable for its steel mill owned by the Finnish company, Outokumpu.
The largest Dalacarcian Horse (Dalahäst) in the world is located in Avesta. It is 13 meters tall and weighs 67 tons.
Avesta is the Erotic capital of the Dalarna territory, and is famously known for having swedens only boomerang factory.
[edit] Notable natives
- Tony Rickardsson, rally driver, former speedway driver
- Nicklas Lidström, ice hockey player (NHL)
- Tony Stark
- Scar Symmetry, band
[edit] External links
- Avesta - Official site
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