| Official Name: | Grängesberg |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Dalarna#Sweden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ludvika Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dalarna County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dalarna |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.72 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
| Population Total: | 3,481 |
| Population Density Km2: | 451 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 60.0833°N 73°W |
Grängesberg (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈɡrɛ̂ŋːɛsˌbærj/)[2] is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 3,481 inhabitants in 2010.
The town was dominated by iron-ore extraction at Grängesberg ore field (Grängesbergs malmfält) from the 16th century to 1989.[3] In January 1990 was the last ore-train from Grängesberg to Oxelösund.
Attempts to separate apatite from the ore begun in 1928 but were more clearly successful from the late 1930s to 1953.[4] Aparite was separated by "soap flotation" (Swedish: tvålflotation).[4]
Grängesbergsbolaget had during a long period the world's largest iron-ore fleet and by 1899–1900 was it Sweden's most profitable company. During this time Grängesberg grew very fast, and during a 10-year period the town's population increased threefold. Today Spendrups is Grängesberg's biggest employer.
The area is known for its Railway Museum of Grängesberg.
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[5] | 86.1 | 3,633 | 14.8 | 63.4 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 78.3 | 20.6 | ||||
| 1976[6] | 87.9 | 3,788 | 12.2 | 65.8 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 78.0 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1979[7] | 86.8 | 3,553 | 12.7 | 68.8 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 81.5 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1982[8] | 91.2 | 3,583 | 12.9 | 70.4 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 83.3 | 14.8 | |||
| 1985[9] | 89.0 | 3,363 | 13.2 | 69.9 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 83.1 | 15.4 | ||||
| 1988[10] | 84.7 | 3,073 | 13.2 | 68.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 85.2 | 13.4 | |||
| 1991[11] | 84.3 | 3,025 | 9.6 | 65.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 75.4 | 16.4 | ||
| 1994[12] | 85.4 | 2,885 | 12.6 | 69.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 85.2 | 12.3 | ||
| 1998[13] | 78.9 | 2,413 | 26.9 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 84.3 | 14.0 | |||
| 2002[14] | 76.3 | 2,230 | 17.5 | 63.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 83.9 | 14.0 | ||
| 2006[15] | 77.9 | 2,187 | 14.0 | 59.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 75.9 | 17.0 | ||
| 2010[16] | 78.7 | 2,262 | 11.2 | 52.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 66.9 | 21.5 | ||
| 2014[17] | 83.8 | 2,377 | 9.3 | 46.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 26.7 | 58.6 | 13.3 | ||
| 2018[18] | 83.6 | 2,352 | 10.9 | 33.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 34.8 | 49.2 | 48.9 | ||
| 2022 | 9.5 | 30.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 56.7 |