Åshammar Explained

Official Name:Åshammar
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sandviken Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gävleborg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gästrikland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.71
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:727
Population Density Km2:426
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.65°N 48°W

Åshammar is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 699 inhabitants in 2018.[2]

Amenities

The town's school, Alsjöskolan, has approximately 100 pupils until the third grade.[3] Adjacent to the school there is a nursery with 3 departments.[4] Other amenities include a library, pizza and a supermarket.

Local businesses

Åshammar is home to several small businesses, including a planing mill, window manufacturer and a carpentry. BUMAX AB, which produces fasteners, bolts and screws, is the largest employer in the town.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012.
  2. Book: Statistiska Centralbyrån (Stockholm). Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. 2018. 818992981.
  3. Web site: Alsjöskolan F-3. Björk. Agneta. sandviken.se. sv. 2020-03-18.
  4. Web site: Förskolor i Sandvikens kommun. Björk. Agneta. sandviken.se. sv. 2020-03-18.