Hallstahammar () is a

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

and the seat of Hallstahammar Municipality in

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

, Sweden with 10,478 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

The King Gustaf Vasa built Strömsholm Castle along the lake about 1558. Its current appearance goes back to the 1680s. Today it hosts an interesting museum. The town is situated by the small river

Kolbäcksån Kolbäcksån is a river located in Bergslagen in the middle of Sweden. It is about 180 kilometres long, arises in the province Dalarna and flows through the province of Västmanland into the Mälaren. The river drains an area of approximately 3,10 ...

. Along that river many industries were established, and in 1628 the first smithy was built. In 1795 the Strömsholm Canal was inaugurated which enhanced goods transports. The town became a centre for transportation and commerce. In the 1930s it was shaped as a typical Swedish industrial town with close ties to the engineering industry. From the 1970s on, however, that industry has gradually lost its strong significance. The Swedish soap opera Vänner och Fiender, which aired between 1996 and 2000, was recorded in the studio known as Hollyhammar. The local bus traffic in Hallstahammar is free of charge, one of very few Swedish experiments with that type of service.

Economy

Steel production company

Ovako Ovako AB is a European manufacturer of engineering steel for customers e.g. in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries. Since 2018, Ovako has been owned by Nippon Steel Corporation. The production is based on recycled scrap and ...

has a production site in Hallstahammar.

Notable residents

Anders Hans Karlsson Anders Hans Karlsson (born July 22, 1959) is a Swedish scientist and agronomist working in Denmark since 1996. As of 2004, he is a professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Food Science. Biography Karlsson was born in Västerås, S ...

, scientist and agronomist * Thore Skogman, singer, actor and entertainer * Hans von Kantzow, engineer * Sofi Flinck, track and field athlete *

Emma Strandberg Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate Be ...

, beauty queen, model

References

Municipal seats of Västmanland County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Västmanland County Populated places in Hallstahammar Municipality {{Västmanland-geo-stub