Valåsen och Labbsand explained

Official Name:Valåsen och Labbsand
Pushpin Map:Sweden Örebro#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Karlskoga Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Örebro County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Värmland
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:354
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.3°N 48°W

Valåsen och Labbsand is a locality (tätort) situated in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 354 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

Established in 2015, but had previously been part of Karlskoga, according to Statistics Sweden.

Geography

Valåsen och Labbsand is near the course of the River Valån. The area is completely located in the Karlskoga Municipality.

The locality lies mostly to the south of Valåsen Manor, and is bounded notionally by Kilsbergen (the low mountainous ridge) to the east, Lake Möckeln to the west, Degerfors Municipality to the south. To the north is a subdivision of Moelven Industrier, Moelven Valåsen AB.[2]

The area is mostly residential, the particular exception being Karlskoga Golf Club.

Bus services run to both Central Karlskoga and Degerfors.

History

In 1632, Valåsen was established as an ironworks, the very first works in the Karlskoga Socken.[3] The ironworks was disestablished in 1918.

Notable people

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet per tätort . 26 November 2022 . www.scb.se . . sv.
  2. Web site: Moelven Valåsen AB . 26 November 2022 . Moelven . . sv.
  3. Web site: Valåsen, Karlskoga . 26 November 2022 . www.adolfssons.se . sv-SE.