Hagfors Municipality (''Hagfors kommun'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Värmland County
Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince C ...
in west central
Sweden. Its seat is located in the
city
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of
Hagfors
Hagfors is a locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,125 inhabitants in 2010.
Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location.
The town of Hagfors plays ho ...
.
The present municipality was created in 1974, when the City of Hagfors (itself instituted as a municipal entity in 1950 as one of the last cities in Sweden) was amalgamated with three rural municipalities.
Being sparsely populated, Hagfors Municipality has natural areas that offer good
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
,
canoeing and wildlife.
Localities
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Bergsäng
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Edebäck
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Ekshärad
Ekshärad is a locality in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,074 inhabitants in 2010. Ekshärad is most famous for its historically rich church. Ekshärad is also well known for the unique ''Ekshäring'' dialect.
Notable peo ...
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Geijersholm
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Hagfors
Hagfors is a locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,125 inhabitants in 2010.
Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location.
The town of Hagfors plays ho ...
(seat)
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Mjönäs
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Råda
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Sunnemo
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Uddeholm
References
External links
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Hagfors Municipality- Official site
Uddeholm Tooling AB
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Municipalities of Värmland County