Filipstad is a locality and the seat of Filipstad Municipality,

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, with 10,644 inhabitants in 2019.Updated population numbers for the towns official website
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, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip (1601–1622; younger brother of

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). After a major fire destroyed forest and town in 1694, Filipstad lost its privileges, as it was believed the remaining forest would not be sustainable if the town were to be rebuilt. In 1835 the rights were regranted. The local government acts of 1862 made the very privileges obsolete, but the title ''stad'' Stad (Sweden), (''city'') remained in use until the municipal reform of 1971. Since then Filipstad is the seat of the larger Filipstad Municipality. Filipstad is, despite its small population, for historical reasons, normally still referred to as a ''city''.

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, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities. At Filipstad, there is Klockarhöjdenmasten, a 330 metres tall guyed mast used for FM/TV-broadcasting. Wasabröd, the largest crisp bread manufacturer in the world, has one of its two factories in Filipstad, the other being in Celle, Germany.

Notable natives

* Nils Ferlin, poet *

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, inventor * Nils Ericsson, engineer *

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, tennis player * Edvin Kallstenius, composer *

Anders Forsbrand Anders Gunnar Vilhelm Forsbrand (born 1 April 1961) is a Swedish professional golfer who formerly competed on the European Tour. Early life Forsbrand was born in Filipstad, Sweden. He began playing golf at Uddeholm Golf Club, a small club with a ...

, golfer * Rasmus Asplund Hockey Player for Buffalo Sabres

References

Populated places in Filipstad Municipality Municipal seats of Värmland County Swedish municipal seats {{Värmland-geo-stub

Notable natives

See also

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