Filipstad

	Filipstad
	Filipstad
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Värmland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Varmland
Municipality :	Filipstad
Coordinates :	59 ° 43 ' N , 14 ° 10' E Coordinates: 59 ° 43 ' N , 14 ° 10' E
SCB code :	5660
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	6119 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	5.92 km²
Population density :	1034 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Värmland County

Filipstad (around 1700)

Filipstad is a city in the Swedish province of Värmlands län or the historic province of Värmland and is the capital of the municipality of the same name Filipstad .

geography

Filipstad is located in an elongated wilderness area east of the Klarälvtal . This area is largely untouched by tourism. Filipstad is known for its adventurous leisure activities, such as draisine rides, covered wagon rides and canoeing. Around Filipstad is one of the most mineral-rich areas on earth with many old mines such as the Långban mine settlement . It is home to beavers and moose . In the south Filipstad borders on a wide and flat arable and cultural landscape. North of Filipstad there are numerous rivers, deep forests and increasingly higher mountains.

economy

There is mainly small industry in Filipstad. In the place of the head office and production site is the world-famous Wasa - crispbread .

history

Iron ore has been found and mined in Filipstad since the 15th century . Around this place, houses and villages, blacksmiths and mining pits eventually emerged. Some of the pioneering buildings still stand today. In some cases, however, the wilderness is also regaining it. Here factors included John Ericsson the first armored ships, the inventor of the propeller and designer; also the Swedish native poet Nils Ferlin . In 1881 the composer Edvin Kallstenius was born in Filipstad . Remains of formerly flourishing iron ore mines with old canals, cinder mounds and disused ironworks can still be seen today.