Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västerbotten County
Seat	Robertsfors
Area [1]
• Total	2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi)
• Land	1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi)
• Water	1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	6,786
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västerbotten
Municipal code	2409
Website	www.robertsfors.se

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.[3]

Localities

There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:[4]

The municipal seat in bold

Notable natives

• Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
• Frida Hyvönen, artist
• Maud Olofsson, politician
• Sahara Hotnights, rock group

References

External links

• Media related to Robertsfors Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Robertsfors Municipality – Official site (in Swedish)