Hallstahammar Explained

Official Name:Hallstahammar
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Hallstahammar Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västmanland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västmanland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.67
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:15200
Population Density Km2:1084
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.6167°N 31°W

Hallstahammar is a locality and the seat of Hallstahammar Municipality in Västmanland County, 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. 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 has a production site in Hallstahammar.[2]

Notable residents

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 . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Web site: Hallstahammar - Ovako. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928215003/http://www.ovako.com/career/Locations/Hallstahammar/ . 2013-09-28 .