Västanfors is a district (''stadsdel'') of
Fagersta
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebro, ...
and is located in
Fagersta Municipality
Fagersta Municipality (''Fagersta kommun'') is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Fagersta.
The ''City of Fagersta'' (instituted in 1944) was in 1967 merged with Västervåla parish (which ...
,
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 SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
.
Notable People From Västanfors
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Anitra Steen
Anitra Linnéa Steen (born Anitra Linnéa Bergström on 13 May 1949) is a Swedish politician, civil servant and the wife of former Prime Minister Göran Persson.
Between 1999 and May 2009, when she retired, she was the manager of Systembolaget, ...
, Swedish civil servant, politician, and spouse of Sweden's former prime minister
Göran Persson.
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Rune Lindström, Swedish screenwriter and actor.
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Lennart Hellsing
Paul Lennart Hellsing (5 June 1919 – 25 November 2015) was a Swedish writer and translator. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Hellsing was a finalist in 2010 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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, Swedish write and translator.
Populated places in Västmanland County
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