Fengersfors Explained

Official Name:Fengersfors
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Åmål Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västra Götaland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalsland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.97
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:345
Population Density Km2:356
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:58.9833°N 40°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Dfb

Fengersfors is a locality situated in Åmål Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 345 inhabitants in 2010.

Fengersfors was originally named Lisefors after the wife of industrialist Christopher Sahlin, Anna Lisa. The name was changed to Fengersfors by industrialist Johan Fenger-Krog.

Fengersfors is an industrial community where iron, pulp, and paper have been produced. Fengersfors bruk (mill) was closed down in 1978, and since 2003, the site has been used for arts and crafts and small businesses, primarily within the framework of the artists' cooperative Not Quite.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 2012-01-27 . dead . 10 January 2012 .