Hofors
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| Hofors | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Hofors Municipality |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 7.08 km² (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 7,021 |
| - Density | 992/km² (2,569.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hofors is an industrial town (pop.9,500) in Gästrikland, Sweden and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County.
[edit] Districts
- Born
- Böle
- Bönhusberget
- Centrum
- Göklund
- Hammaren
- Lillån
- Muntebo
- Rönningen
- Silverdalen
- Standarn
- Västerhöjden
- Robertsholm
- Fagersta by
- Långnäs
- Barkhyttan
The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF concern.
[edit] Notable people
- Andreas Johansson, former NHL player
- Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player
- Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician
[edit] References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- ^ 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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