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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Gävleborg County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
6,681 (31 Dec 2010)

Province
  
Gästrikland

Municipality
  
Hofors Municipality

Area
  
6.97 km²

Local time
  
Monday 7:47 AM

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Weather
  
1°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 65% Humidity

Hofors is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.

Contents

Map of Hofors, Sweden

Districts

  • Born
  • Böle
  • Bönhusberget
  • Centrum
  • Göklund
  • Hammaren
  • Lillån
  • Muntebo
  • Rönningen
  • Silverdalen
  • Standarn
  • Västerhöjden
  • Robertsholm
  • Fagersta by
  • Långnäs
  • Barkhyttan
  • Stenshyttan

    • The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF group.

    Notable people

  • Andreas Johansson, former NHL player
  • Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player
  • Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician

    • Sports

    The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:

  • Hofors AIF

    • References

    Hofors Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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