Forshaga
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Värmland County | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Varmland | |||||
| Municipality : | Forshaga | |||||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 32 ' N , 13 ° 28' E | |||||
| SCB code : | 5664 | |||||
| Status: | Crime scene | |||||
| Residents : | 6361 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 5.55 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 1146 inhabitants / km² | |||||
| List of perpetrators in Värmland County | ||||||
Forshaga is a locality ( tätort ) in the Swedish province County of Värmland and capital of the homonymous municipality . The place is located on the Klarälven river about 20 km north of its confluence with Lake Vänern .
It's a relatively modern settlement that grew up with the industrial revolution due to a paper mill located here. There are few old buildings. The local church was only consecrated on March 20, 1921. The construction of a railway line between Hagfors and Skoghall was also advantageous for development. Today it no longer exists and the former track bed is used as a cycling and hiking trail.
Despite its proximity to the city of Karlstad , the range of services on offer is quite diverse. There are several shops, health facilities and restaurants as well as a hotel and a youth hostel . The latter is located in the so-called castle. Forshaga has specialized in anglers for tourism .
Sons and daughters of the village
- Kaj af Ekström (1899–1943), figure skater
- Olle Boström (1926-2010), archer
- Nils Nilsson (1936–2017), ice hockey player
- Sten Tolgfors (* 1966), politician
- Stefan Holm (* 1976), high jumper and Olympic champion
- Vomitory , volume
swell
- ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
