# Hofors

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Place in Gästrikland, Sweden

Hofors Central Hofors in February 2009 Coat of arms Hofors Show map of Sweden Gävleborg Hofors Show map of Sweden Coordinates: 60°33′N 16°17′E / 60.550°N 16.283°E / 60.550; 16.283 Country Sweden Province Gästrikland County Gävleborg County Municipality Hofors Municipality Area [1] • Total 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) Population (31 December 2010)[1] • Total 6,681 • Density 958/km2 (2,480/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

**Hofors** (Swedish pronunciation: [\[ˈhûːfɔʂ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish))[2] is a [locality](/source/Urban_areas_in_Sweden) and the seat of [Hofors Municipality](/source/Hofors_Municipality), [Gävleborg County](/source/G%C3%A4vleborg_County), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

## Districts

- Born

- Böle

- Bönhusberget

- Centrum

- Göklund

- Hammaren

- Lillån

- Muntebo

- Rönningen

- Silverdalen

- Standarn

- Västerhöjden

- Robertsholm

- Fagersta by

- Långnäs

- Barkhyttan

- Stenshyttan

The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost [ironworks](/source/Ironworks), and a [subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary) of the [SKF](/source/SKF) group.

## Notable people

- [Kerstin Hesselgren](/source/Kerstin_Hesselgren), first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament

- [Andreas Johansson](/source/Andreas_Johansson_(ice_hockey)), former [NHL](/source/NHL) player

- [Molly Johnson](/source/Molly_Johnson_(Swedish_writer)) (1931–2016), novelist

- [Ulf Söderström](/source/Ulf_S%C3%B6derstr%C3%B6m), [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) player

- [Lasse Åberg](/source/Lasse_%C3%85berg), artist, actor, film director and musician

## Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:

- [Hofors AIF](/source/Hofors_AIF)

- [https://hoforsbgk.se](https://hoforsbgk.se) Hofors BGK

- [Hofors HC](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hofors_HC&action=edit&redlink=1)

[Hofors World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hofors_World_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1) was an international [rink bandy](/source/Rink_bandy) competition played annually 1984–1998.

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hofors](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hofors).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-scb_1-2) ["Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010"](http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 14 December 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). [*Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter*](https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0015.html) (in Swedish). p. 11.

v t e Localities in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden Localities: Hofors (seat) Torsåker

v t e Municipalities and seats of Gävleborg County Municipalities Bollnäs Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Nordanstig Ockelbo Ovanåker Sandviken Söderhamn Municipal seats Bergsjö Bollnäs Edsbyn Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Ockelbo Sandviken Söderhamn Counties of Sweden Sweden

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