- Fagersta
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fagersta
image_caption = Fagersta railway station
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Fagersta Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Västmanland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Västmanland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 9.52
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 10,890
population_density_km2 = 1144
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=60 |latm=00 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=15 |longm=49 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Fagersta is an industrial town (pop. 11,000) in
Västmanland ,Sweden and the seat ofFagersta Municipality ,Västmanland County .Geography
The city is located in the crossing between the two railways between
Ludvika -Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebro , in the heart of the historicBergslagen region rich in copper and iron ore. There has been mining activity in the Fagersta area since the 15th century but it wasn't organized until the 17th century and wasn't made a corporation until 1873, whenFagersta 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 andAtlas Copco Secoroc AB ) and stainless steel products (Fagersta Stainless AB andOUTOKUMPU Stainless Tubular Products AB ).Notable natives
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Ulf Samuelsson , ice hockey player (NHL )
*Tomas Sandström , ice hockey player (NHL )
*The Hives , garage rock bandReferences
http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/K/kommun/19/82/roster.html
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