Hofors

Place in Gästrikland, Sweden

Hofors

Central Hofors in February 2009

Coat of arms

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Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E﻿ / ﻿60.550°N 16.283°E﻿ / 60.550; 16.283
Country| Sweden
Province| Gästrikland
County| Gävleborg County
Municipality| Hofors Municipality
Area

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• Total

| 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2010)[1]

• Total

| 6,681
• Density| 958/km2 (2,480/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Hofors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhûːfɔʂ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

## Districts

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* 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

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* 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

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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.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 11.

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Localities in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden

Localities:|

* Hofors (seat)
* Torsåker

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Municipalities and seats of Gävleborg County

Municipalities|

* Bollnäs
* Gävle
* Hofors
* Hudiksvall
* Ljusdal
* Nordanstig
* Ockelbo
* Ovanåker
* Sandviken
* Söderhamn

Municipal seats|

* Bergsjö
* Bollnäs
* Edsbyn
* Gävle
* Hofors
* Hudiksvall
* Ljusdal
* Ockelbo
* Sandviken
* Söderhamn

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