Hällefors Municipality
Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hällefors Municipality (Hällefors kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Hällefors.
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Hällefors Municipality
Hällefors kommun | |
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Coordinates: 59°46′N 14°31′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Örebro County |
Seat | Hällefors |
Area | |
• Total | 1,151.25 km2 (444.50 sq mi) |
• Land | 984.95 km2 (380.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 166.3 km2 (64.2 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 6,495 |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västmanland |
Municipal code | 1863 |
Website | www.hallefors.se |
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The amalgamations connected with the 1971 municipal reform took place already in 1967 when "old" Hällefors was amalgamated with Grythyttan and the parish of Hjulsjö, which 1965-1966 temporarily had been in Nora Municipality.
The municipality has a beautiful nature with many different activities. Hiking on trails or in nature reserves, fishing or canoeing in more than 400 lakes and waterways or biking on roads through deep forests.