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Robertsfors

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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Västerbotten County

Area
  
215 ha

Local time
  
Monday 5:44 PM

Province
  
Västerbotten

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
2,004 (31 Dec 2010)

Robertsfors

Municipality
  
Robertsfors Municipality

Weather
  
0°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity

Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,004 inhabitants in 2010.

Contents

Map of Robertsfors, Sweden

Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751.

Well known people from Robertsfors

  • Maria Andersson, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
  • Josephine Forsman, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
  • Jennie Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
  • Johanna Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
  • Frida Hyvönen, musician
  • Jennifer Granholm, second-generation descendant of Swedish Canadian emigrants from Robertsfors, where her great-grandfather was mayor
  • References

    Robertsfors Wikipedia