Hofors Municipality (''Hofors kommun'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.
Provinces
Gävleborg Cou ...
, east central
Sweden
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. Its seat is in
Hofors
Hofors () is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.
Districts
*Born
*Böle
*Bönhusberget
*Centrum
*Göklund
*Hammaren
*Lillån
*Muntebo
*Rönningen
*Silverdale ...
with 7,400 inhabitants, situated at .
The first municipality with the name of ''Hofors'' was broken away from ''Torsåker'' in 1925. In 1971 the two entities were reunited to form the present municipality.
The coat of arms stem from 1968, and is derived from a map from 1539, where the town Hofors was surrounded by iron mines.
.
Geography
Nearest cities are
Gävle
Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...
, 50 kilometers away, and
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabita ...
, 30 kilometers away.
Localities
*
Hofors
Hofors () is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.
Districts
*Born
*Böle
*Bönhusberget
*Centrum
*Göklund
*Hammaren
*Lillån
*Muntebo
*Rönningen
*Silverdale ...
(seat)
*
Torsåker
Sister cities
Two
sister cities
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While there are early examples of inter ...
:
* Denmark:
Fladså Fladså was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Storstrøm County in south Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km², and had a total population of 7,581 (2005). Its last mayor was Hans R. Hansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal ...
,
* Finland:
Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti ( sv, Kontiolax; literally meaning "bear bay") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The pop ...
Until recently,
Tokke
Tokke is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dalen. The municipality of Tokke was cr ...
in Norway was a sister city, but it has for some reason been discontinued.
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References
External links
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Municipalities of Gävleborg County
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