Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 2409 Province Västerbotten County | Seat Robertsfors ISO 3166 code SE Website www.robertsfors.se | |
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Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.
Contents
Map of Robertsfors, Sweden
History
In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman John Jennings and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who founded the new ironworks which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.
Localities
There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:
The municipal seat in bold
Notable natives
References
Robertsfors Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA