Hofors




Place in Gästrikland, Sweden













































Hofors

Central Hofors in February 2009
Central Hofors in February 2009


Official logo of Hofors
Coat of arms



Hofors is located in Sweden Gävleborg

Hofors

Hofors




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Hofors is located in Sweden

Hofors

Hofors




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Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E / 60.550; 16.283Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E / 60.550; 16.283
Country Sweden
Province Gästrikland
County Gävleborg County
Municipality Hofors Municipality
Area
[1]

 • Total 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2010)[1]

 • Total 6,681
 • Density 958/km2 (2,480/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

Hofors is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Districts


  • 2 Notable people


  • 3 Sports


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





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




  • Andreas Johansson, former NHL player


  • Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player


  • Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician



Sports


The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:


  • Hofors AIF


See also


  • Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker


References









  1. ^ abc "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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}













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