Hofors
Hofors is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.
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Hofors is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.
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• Official Name — Hofors • Blank Emblem Type — Coat of arms • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Sweden • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Hofors Municipality • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Gävleborg County • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Gästrikland • Area Total Km2 — 6.97 • Population As Of — 31 December 2010 • Population Total — 6,681 • Population Density Km2 — 958 • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2
Districts
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
Notable people
• Kerstin Hesselgren, first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament • Andreas Johansson, former NHL player • Molly Johnson (1931–2016), novelist • Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player • Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician
Sports
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Hofors: • Hofors AIF • https: hoforsbgk.se Hofors BGK • Hofors HC Hofors World Cup was an international rink bandy competition played annually 1984–1998.
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