Fagersta

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Fagersta
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Fagersta
Fagersta
Localization of Västmanland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västmanland County
Historical Province (landskap): Vastmanland
Municipality  : Fagersta
Coordinates : 60 ° 0 ′  N , 15 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 0 ′  N , 15 ° 49 ′  E
SCB code : 6212
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 11,936 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 8.6 km²
Population density : 1388 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Västmanland County
Train in Fagersta station

Fagersta is a city in the Swedish province of Västmanland County and the historic province of Västmanland . Fagersta is about 70 km northwest of Västerås and is the main town of the municipality of the same name . Fagersta is located on Reichsstraßen ( Riksväg ) 66 and 68, on the Kolbäck – Ludvika railway line and on the Strömsholm Canal, which is now only used by recreational shipping .

history

Founding of the Fagersta bruk smelter

In 1611 a hammer mill was built on the Kolbäcksån River , which formed the core of the Fagersta bruk ironworks . A small settlement was built around the plant in which only 80 people lived at the beginning of the 19th century. Only in the course of industrialization and the introduction of the Martin process for steel production did the steelworks and the associated settlement grow. Around 1900 Fagersta had about 1,600 inhabitants.

Västanfors and Fagersta become one city

Like Fagersta, the neighboring town of Västanfors was an industrial town with an ironworks, but in the second half of the 19th century it developed into a service center for the region through the connection to the railway and the development of a settlement around the station. In 1927 Västanfors was elevated to a parish. In 1944 the municipality of Västanfors and the small industrial town of Fagersta were merged to form the town of Fagersta.

Development after 1950

Today's city center was founded in the 1950s. A modern city was planned, geared towards the steel producing and processing industry. In the 1960s and 1970s the city went through great changes. Most of the old buildings have been torn down to make the dreams of a big city come true. But this development came to a halt with the steel crisis in the 1970s. The steel company, which was renamed Fagersta AB in 1971, was shut down in 1981. However, today there are still a few factories in this area.

Development

The modern city center was built following the steelworks. The center lies between the two squares Järntorget and Brinelltorget. Shops, service facilities and Fagersta C train station can be found in the Västanfors district, and the church is 600 meters further west on the Kolbäcksån River. Around 25 houses from the 1910s are still preserved from the old working-class district of Skansen. They have been renovated and in one house you can visit a workers' home from the turn of the century.

economy

Fagersta is still a distinct industrial city today. Many companies go back to the steel group Fagersta bruk , which was closed in 1984 .

sons and daughters of the town

source

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

Web links

Commons : Fagersta  - collection of images, videos and audio files