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Olofsfors Destination Guide

Delve into Olofsfors in Sweden

Olofsfors in the region of Västmanland is a city in Sweden - some 92 mi or ( 148 km ) North-West of Stockholm , the country's capital .

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Current time in Olofsfors is now 07:40 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Visby, Vasterby, Västerås, Vallsjobo, and Uppsala. While being here, make sure to check out Visby . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Olofsfors ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Zanderangeln in Schweden

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Sunrise over Hedemora

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Silverregnet faller

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Runt 1980 hittade man silver i Garpenberg. Kanske var det den utlösande faktorn till det här mästerverket. Svensk pop stöpt i lokal Hedemoraform. Kanske inte den vassaste texten man skrivit men inte h ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Norberg Municipality

Norberg Municipality (Norbergs kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Norberg.

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Located at 60.08 15.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västmanland County

Avesta Municipality

Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in central part of the country, and its seat is in the town Avesta. The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.

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Located at 60.15 16.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Market towns in Sweden, Municipalities of Dalarna County, Municipalities of Sweden

Lapphyttan

Lapphyttan or Lapphyttejarn in Norberg Municipality, Sweden, may be regarded as the type site for the Medieval Blast Furnace. Its date is probably between 1150 and 1350. It produced cast iron, which was then fined to make ferritic wrought iron cake or bun-like blooms. These were then cut into lumps for trade. It is thought that they correspond to the iron pieces known as osmonds.

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Located at 60.08 16.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sweden, Economic history of Sweden, Geography of Västmanland County, Type sites

Krylbo

Krylbo is a part of the town Avesta in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. It was a market town until it merged with the city of Avesta in 1966. Krylbo is mostly known for being an important railway hub called Avesta-Krylbo. On July 19, 1941, a German train of five cars transporting ammunition exploded while standing at the Krylbo railway station. 24 people were injured.

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Located at 60.13 16.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of Dalarna County, Market towns in Sweden

Hedemora Municipality

Hedemora Municipality (Hedemora kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora. In 1966 the City of Hedemora was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with Husby.

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Located at 60.28 15.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Dalarna County, Municipalities of Sweden