Hofors

	Hofors
	Hofors
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Gävleborg County
Historical Province (landskap):	Gästrikland
Municipality :	Hofors
Coordinates :	60 ° 33 ' N , 16 ° 17' E Coordinates: 60 ° 33 ' N , 16 ° 17' E
SCB code :	7112
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	6090 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	6.31 km²
Population density :	965 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Gävleborg County

Hofors is a place in the Swedish province of Gävleborgs län and historical province of Gästrikland . It is located on Europastraße 16 (formerly riksväg 80), 54 kilometers west of Gävle and 38 kilometers east of Falun . Hofors is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

economy

Hofors is a traditional industrial place. At the beginning of the 17th century, a steelworks was founded in Hofors , which processed the iron ore from the nearby Stillgruvan and Storgruvan mines . Today one of the most modern steel works in the world with a production volume of 400,000 tons of special steel is located in Hofors. Ovako Steel AB is the town's largest employer.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Olle Åberg (1925–2013), track and field athlete
Lasse Åberg (* 1940), actor, director, musician and artist
Björn Lyrvall (* 1960), diplomat
Andreas Johansson (* 1973), ice hockey player and coach

Web links

Website of the municipality of Hofors

Individual evidence

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

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