Robertsfors Municipality

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Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Robertsfors Municipality
Coat of arms
Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County.png
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 January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)[2]
 • Total 6,771
 • Density 2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västerbotten
Municipal code 2409
Website www.robertsfors.se
The world's largest cheese slicer in Ånäset.

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

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]

# Locality Population
1 Robertsfors 2,010
2 Ånäset 622
3 Bygdeå 506

The municipal seat in bold

Notable natives

References

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  3. Official site (Swedish)
  4. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005

External links

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