Fagersta Municipality (Fagersta kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Fagersta.
Fagersta Municipality
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Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 60°00′N 15°49′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Seat | Fagersta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 310.41 km2 (119.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 269.04 km2 (103.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,319 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västmanland |
| Municipal code | 1982 |
| Website | www.fagersta.se |
The City of Fagersta (instituted in 1944) was in 1967 merged with Västervåla parish (which had been part of Surahammar Municipality since 1963). In 1971 it was transformed into a municipality of unitary type.
The municipal seat, Fagersta, is the only locality within the municipality with more than 200 inhabitants.
Another locality of note is Ängelsberg, a village located on Åmänningen Lake.
Fagersta is historically a left wing stronghold, with mostly a social democratic majority running the town, a trend only broken with a further left majority between 1998–2014.
Engelsberg Ironworks, in Ängelsberg, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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