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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Västmanland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
3,133 (31 Dec 2010)

Province
  
Västmanland

Municipality
  
Västerås Municipality

Area
  
213 ha

Local time
  
Thursday 8:00 PM

Skultuna

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 45% Humidity

Skultuna is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 3,133 inhabitants in 2010.

Map of 730 50 Skultuna, Sweden

Skultuna has some of Sweden's oldest industrial sites (including an early 17th-century brassworks, Skultuna Messingsbruk) as well as two runestones.

Skultuna was also the birthplace of

  • author and songwriter Julia Nyberg (1784-1854)
  • pianist, composer, and band leader Esbjörn Svensson (1964-2008)
  • drummer, composer, and band leader Magnus Öström (born 3 May 1965). Svennson and Öström were childhood friends who formed their first band in Skultuna.

    • References

    Skultuna Wikipedia
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