Grängesberg

For the US Navy ship, see USS Beukelsdijk.

Grängesberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛ̂ŋːɛsˌbærj])^[2] is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 3,481 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Grängesberg
Grängesberg Train Station
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Coordinates: 60°05′N 14°59′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Dalarna
County	Dalarna County
Municipality	Ludvika Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	3,481
• Density	451/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The town was dominated by iron-ore extraction at Grängesberg ore field (Grängesbergs malmfält) from the 16th century to 1989.^[3] In January 1990 was the last ore-train from Grängesberg to Oxelösund.

Attempts to separate apatite from the ore begun in 1928 but were more clearly successful from the late 1930s to 1953.^[4] Aparite was separated by "soap flotation" (Swedish: tvålflotation).^[4]

Grängesbergsbolaget had during a long period the world's largest iron-ore fleet^{[clarification needed]} and by 1899–1900 was it Sweden's most profitable company^{[clarification needed]}. During this time Grängesberg grew very fast, and during a 10-year period the town's population increased threefold. Today Spendrups is Grängesberg's biggest employer.

The area is known for its Railway Museum of Grängesberg.

It is the birthplace of Erik Lundqvist, a javelin thrower & the 1st person to break the 70m Barrier by 1m

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973[5]	86.1	3,633	14.8	63.4		12.8	3.7	0.5	4.1			78.3	20.6
1976[6]	87.9	3,788	12.2	65.8		11.9	4.4	0.6	4.7			78.0	20.9
1979[7]	86.8	3,553	12.7	68.8		7.4	3.6	0.4	6.1			81.5	17.1
1982[8]	91.2	3,583	12.9	70.4	1.2	7.2	1.5	0.4	6.1			83.3	14.8
1985[9]	89.0	3,363	13.2	69.9	1.4	4.2	5.5		5.7			83.1	15.4
1988[10]	84.7	3,073	13.2	68.5	3.5	4.2	5.0	1.2	4.2			85.2	13.4
1991[11]	84.3	3,025	9.6	65.8	1.6	3.4	3.7	2.9	6.3		5.7	75.4	16.4
1994[12]	85.4	2,885	12.6	69.0	3.5	2.6	2.2	1.1	6.4		1.6	85.2	12.3
1998[13]	78.9	2,413	26.9	55.0	2.4	1.1	0.8	5.3	6.8			84.3	14.0
2002[14]	76.3	2,230	17.5	63.2	3.2	2.0	2.4	2.3	4.8	1.6		83.9	14.0
2006[15]	77.9	2,187	14.0	59.7	2.2	2.8	1.9	2.4	9.9	4.0		75.9	17.0
2010[16]	78.7	2,262	11.2	52.5	3.1	2.2	2.4	1.8	15.1	10.4		66.9	21.5
2014[17]	83.8	2,377	9.3	46.8	2.4	1.6	1.5	1.6	8.7	26.7		58.6	13.3
2018[18]	83.6	2,352	10.9	33.9	0.9	3.5	2.3	3.1	8.8	34.8		49.2	48.9
2022			9.5	30.0	0.6	2.0	1.4	6.6	8.7	40.0		42.0	56.7

References

1. "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. 9.
3. Jonsson, Erik; Troll, Valentin R.; Högdahl, Karin; Harris, Chris; Weis, Franz; Nilsson, Katarina P.; Skelton, Alasdair (2013-04-10). "Magmatic origin of giant 'Kiruna-type' apatite-iron-oxide ores in Central Sweden". Scientific Reports. 3 (1): 1644. Bibcode:2013NatSR...3E1644J. doi:10.1038/srep01644. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 3622134. PMID 23571605.
4. Lundegårdh, Per H. (1971). "Apatit". Nyttosten i Sverige (in Swedish). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. p. 70.
5. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
6. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
7. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
8. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
9. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
10. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
11. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
12. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
13. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
14. "Ludvika - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
15. "Ludvika - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
16. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
17. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
18. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.