Karlskoga

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Karlskoga
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Karlskoga
Karlskoga
Localization of Örebro in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Örebro län
Historical Province (landskap): Varmland
Municipality  : Karlskoga
Coordinates : 59 ° 20 ′  N , 14 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ′  N , 14 ° 31 ′  E
SCB code : 6008
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 27,490 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 20.31 km²
Population density : 1354 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 691 01 - 691 94
List of perpetrators in Örebro County

Karlskoga is a city in the Swedish province of Örebro län and the historic province of Värmland .

geography

The main town of the municipality of the same name is the second largest city in terms of area in the historic province of Värmland. This is due to the fact that the buildings are very scattered. The place got its name in 1589 after the Swedish King Charles IX.

The channel Björkborn is a still existing, artificially erected channel that was once used to connect the industrial area of Karlskoga to the station.

economy

The most important branch of the economy since the town was founded has been the armaments industry with the Bofors company as the main company. When designing the company buildings, care was taken to choose a location far inland that was well protected by forest areas so that it would be difficult for any enemies to reach. When Karlskoga was to receive town charter in the middle of the 20th century, consideration was given to whether the town should be called Karlskoga or Bofors, and the current name was chosen.

The political tensions and with it the decline in the armaments industry had a negative effect on the place. Around 1970 about 10,000 people were still working at Bofors AB and about 40,000 people lived in the entire community. Today around 2,000 people still work in the armaments factory and the population of the community has decreased by around 10,000.

About six kilometers north of the city is the Karlskoga Motorstadion motorsport racetrack , the oldest permanent racetrack in Sweden. On the slopes, among other things found in 1978 and in 1979 the Grand Prix of Sweden to the World Cup motorcycle instead.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Karlskoga  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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