Robertsfors Municipality (Swedish: Robertsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.
History [edit]
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 [edit]
There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:[4]
The municipal seat in bold
Notable natives [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ Official site (Swedish)
- ^ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E / 64.200°N 20.850°E / 64.200; 20.850
