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Grängesberg

Coordinates: 60°05′N 14°59′E / 60.083°N 14.983°E / 60.083; 14.983
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Grängesberg
Grängesberg Train Station
Grängesberg Train Station
Grängesberg is located in Dalarna
Grängesberg
Grängesberg
Grängesberg is located in Sweden
Grängesberg
Grängesberg
Coordinates: 60°05′N 14°59′E / 60.083°N 14.983°E / 60.083; 14.983
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLudvika Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total3,481
 • Density451/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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.



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