Robertsfors Municipality

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

Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Robertsfors Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatRobertsfors
Area
[1]
 • Total2,369.65 km2 (914.93 sq mi)
 • Land1,292.21 km2 (498.93 sq mi)
 • Water1,077.44 km2 (416.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total6,786
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästerbotten
Municipal code2409
Websitewww.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
The world's largest cheese slicer in Ånäset.

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

#LocalityPopulation
1Robertsfors2,010
2Ånäset622
3Bygdeå506

The municipal seat in bold

Notable natives

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. Official site (in Swedish)
  4. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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