Filipstad (Municipality)
Filipstad municipality | |||||
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Värmland County | ||||
Historical Province (landskap): | Varmland | ||||
Main place: | Filipstad | ||||
SCB code: | 1782 | ||||
Residents : | 10,644 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 1,711.7 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 6.2 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.filipstad.se | ||||
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Coordinates: 59 ° 43 ' N , 14 ° 10' O Filipstad is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Varmlands Lan and the historical province Värmland . The main town of the municipality is Filipstad .
economy
Filipstad is part of the Bergslagen mining area in central Sweden . There are a number of mines and smelting works in the area of the municipality, but they are now closed - the last mines in Nordmark and Persberg were closed in 1980.
The headquarters and production site of Wasa crispbread is located in the municipality , but Wasa is now part of the Italian Barilla group . In addition, the OLW group from the snack industry has its headquarters here.
Bigger places
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
Web links
Commons : Filipstad Municipality - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website (Swedish, German, English)