Hallstahammar
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| Hallstahammar | |
  Hallstahammar
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Hallstahammar Municipality |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Province | Västmanland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 9.57 km² (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 10,300 |
| - Density | 1,077/km² (2,789.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hallstahammar is a town (pop. 10,300) in Västmanland, Sweden and the seat of Hallstahammar Municipality, Västmanland County.
The King Gustav Vasa built a castle along the lake about 1558. Its current appearance goes back to the 1680s. Today it hosts an interesting museum.
The town Hallstahammar traces its history to 1628 when the first smithy was built. In 1795 the Strömsholm Canal was inaugurated which enhanced goods transports.
The town became a centre for transportation and commerce. In the 1930s it was shaped as a typical Swedish industrial town with close ties to the engineering industry. From the 1970s on, however, that industry has gradually lost its strong significance.
The town is situated by the small river Kolbäcksån. Along that river many industries were established, and at Hallstahammar an ironwork was built as early as 1628.
The local bus traffic in Hallstahammar is free of charge, one of very few Swedish experiments with that type of service.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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