Hallstahammar (Municipality)

Hallstahammar parish
coat of arms Location in Västmanland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västmanland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Vastmanland
Main place:	Hallstahammar
SCB code:	1961
Residents :	16,346 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	180.3 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	90.7 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.hallstahammar.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 14'  E

Strömsholm Castle.

Hallstahammar is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västmanland County and the historic province of Västmanland . The main town of the municipality is Hallstahammar .

The European route 18 runs through the municipality from Stockholm to Oslo as well as the Kolbäck – Oxelösund and Stockholm – Örebro railway lines .

geography

The municipality is one of the smallest municipalities in Sweden in terms of area and stretches along the Kolbäcksån river , which forms numerous rapids in the municipality and flows into the Mälaren at Strömsholm . The Sörkvarnsforsen rapids are protected as a nature reserve. The Strömsholm Canal runs parallel to the river . Strömsholm in the south of the municipality is dominated by Strömsholm Castle , which is now a riding center in Sweden.

economy

Hallstahammar is an industrial community whose industry dates back to the traditional iron processing industry.

places

These places are localities ( tatorter ):

• Hallstahammar
• Kolbäck
• Strömsholm
• Sörstafors

Web links

Commons : Community of Hallstahammar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)