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Hofors Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Hofors

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Gästrikland

County
  
Gävleborg County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
2104

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Hofors Municipality (Hofors kommun) is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is in Hofors with 7,400 inhabitants, situated at 60°33′N 16°17′E.

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The first municipality with the name of Hofors was broken away from Torsåker in 1925. In 1971 the two entities were reunited to form the present municipality.

The coat of arms stem from 1968, and is derived from a map from 1539, where the town Hofors was surrounded by iron mines. ([1]).

Localities

  • Hofors (seat)
  • Torsåker

    • Geography

    Nearest cities are Gävle, 50 kilometers away, and Falun, 30 kilometers away.

    Sister cities

    Two sister cities:

  • Denmark: Fladså,
  • Finland: Kontiolahti

    • Until recently, Tokke in Norway was a sister city, but it has for some reason been discontinued. (Source: [2])

    References

    Hofors Municipality Wikipedia
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