Hagfors Municipality (''Hagfors kommun'') is a
municipality
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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 Carl P ...
in west central
Sweden
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. Its seat is located in the
city
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of
Hagfors
Hagfors is a Urban areas in Sweden, 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 ...
.
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
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,
canoeing
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and wildlife.
Localities
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Bergsäng
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Edebäck
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Ekshärad
Ekshärad is a Urban areas in Sweden, 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'' ...
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Geijersholm
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Hagfors
Hagfors is a Urban areas in Sweden, 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 ...
(seat)
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Mjönäs
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Råda
Råda is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of Swede ...
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Sunnemo
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Uddeholm
Uddeholm is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 667 inhabitants in 2010.
The company Uddeholms AB, located in Hagfors is named after the locality.
References
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References
External links
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Hagfors Municipality- Official site
Uddeholm Tooling AB
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Municipalities of Värmland County