Storfors

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Storfors
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Storfors
Storfors
Localization of Värmland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Värmland County
Historical Province (landskap): Varmland
Municipality  : Storfors
Coordinates : 59 ° 32 '  N , 14 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 32 '  N , 14 ° 16'  E
SCB code : 5812
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 2218 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 2.9 km²
Population density : 765 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Värmland County

Storfors is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Värmland County and the capital of the municipality of the same name . The place lies on the river Storforsälven, which connects the lakes Mögsjön and Öjevettern.

Larger places in the area are Karlskoga (30 km southeast), Kristinehamn (28 km south) and Karlstad (50 km southwest). In the village there is a train station on the Mora – Kristinehamn domestic railway . For a long time, the dominant branch of the economy was iron processing .

The local church based on drawings by Tor Engloos is relatively new. It was opened in 1959. Other sights are the courtyard of the Heimatverein with meetings during the traditional festival days and Värmland's Fire History Museum.

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  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. Tourist information Värmland - Storfors kyrka  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.varmland.org  
  3. Tourist Information Värmland - Hembygdsgård Hagen  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.varmland.org  
  4. Värmland Tourist Information - Värmlands Brandhistoriska Museum  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.varmland.org