Ramnäs

Ramnäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrâmːnɛːs] (listen))[2] is a locality situated in Surahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 1,465 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Ramnäs
Ramnäs
Ramnäs
Coordinates: 59°46′N 16°12′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
CountyVästmanland County
MunicipalitySurahammar Municipality
Area
 • Total2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,465
 • Density686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 2014, the area around Ramnas saw the largest forest fire in Sweden in modern times.[3]

Lancashiresmedjan, a forge in Ramnäs

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. 20.
  3. "King Carl Gustaf visits Ramna". Scandinavian Royalty.



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