Hofors

Hofors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhûːfɔʂ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Hofors
Central Hofors in February 2009
Coat of arms
Hofors
Hofors
Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGästrikland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityHofors Municipality
Area
 • Total6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total6,681
 • Density958/km2 (2,480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Districts
  • Born
  • Böle
  • Bönhusberget
  • Centrum
  • Göklund
  • Hammaren
  • Lillån
  • Muntebo
  • Rönningen
  • Silverdalen
  • Standarn
  • Västerhöjden
  • Robertsholm
  • Fagersta by
  • Långnäs
  • Barkhyttan
  • Stenshyttan

The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF group.

Notable people

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:

gollark: pls latex 12x - 6x^2 \equiv -6x^2 + 12x
gollark: What matters is what power of x the numbers are actually in front of.
gollark: The position is irrelevant.
gollark: Why?
gollark: 2a is -10, and you squared the b at the start for some reason?

See also

References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 11.



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