Ramnäs Explained

Official Name:Ramnäs
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Surahammar Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västmanland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västmanland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.14
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,465
Population Density Km2:686
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.7667°N 28°W

Ramnäs (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈrâmːnɛːs/)[2] is a locality situated in Surahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 1,465 inhabitants in 2010.

In 2014, the area around Ramnas saw the largest forest fire in Sweden in modern times.[3]

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. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 20.
  3. Web site: King Carl Gustaf visits Ramna.. Scandinavian Royalty.