Hofors

Hofors
Central Hofors in February 2009
Coat of arms
Hofors
Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°ECoordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Gästrikland
County	Gävleborg County
Municipality	Hofors Municipality
Area[1]
• Total	6.97 km^2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	6,681
• Density	958/km^2 (2,480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Hofors is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

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

• Andreas Johansson, former NHL player
• Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player
• Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:

• Hofors AIF

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.