Hofors (municipality)

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Hofors parish
Coat of arms of the municipality of Hofors Location of the municipality of Hofors
coat of arms Location in Gävleborg County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Gävleborg County
Historical Province (landskap): Gästrikland
Main place: Hofors
SCB code: 2104
Residents : 9588 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 445.7 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 21.5 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.hofors.se
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Coordinates: 60 ° 33 '  N , 16 ° 17'  O Hofors is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Gävleborg and the historical province Gastrikland . The main town of the municipality is Hofors .

By the municipality leading European route E16 and the national highway 68 and the railway lines Gavle - Falun ( Bergslagernas Järnvägar ) and Krylbo - Storvik .

history

The municipality of Hofors has existed since 1925.

geography

The municipality is located in the Bergslagen region on the border with Dalarna . It is largely taken up by a wooded hilly landscape, only the area along the Storån river is flat and open.

There are iron ore deposits in the community that were mined from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century.

economy

In connection with the ore mining , which is now closed , an iron and steel processing industry emerged, which still dominates the economic life of the community today. The largest employer is Ovako Steel AB .

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

Twin cities

The municipality Hofors has two sister cities :

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Hofors  - 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)