Robertsfors is a
locality and the seat of
Robertsfors Municipality
Robertsfors Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Robertsfors.
History
In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. ...
in
Västerbotten County,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
with 2,004 inhabitants in 2010.
Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751.
Well known people from Robertsfors
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Maria Andersson, musician, member of
Sahara Hotnights
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Josephine Forsman
Josephine Forsman (born 20 May 1981, in Robertsfors) is a Swedish drummer/songwriter. She is one of the four founders of the rock band Sahara Hotnights.
She was also the drummer of the hard rock band Casablanca. She has played behind Swedish art ...
, musician, member of
Sahara Hotnights and
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
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Jennie Asplund
Sahara Hotnights are a Swedish rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk.
History
The band formed sometime around 1991/1992, "due to boredom". While in Australia, Josephine Forsman b ...
, musician, member of
Sahara Hotnights
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Johanna Asplund
Sahara Hotnights are a Swedish rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk.
History
The band formed sometime around 1991/1992, "due to boredom". While in Australia, Josephine Forsman b ...
, musician, member of
Sahara Hotnights
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Frida Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen (born Anna Frida Amanda Hyvönen; 30 December 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.
Personal life
Hyvönen grew up in Robertsfors, located outside Umeå in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of her cousin Josephine ...
, musician
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Jennifer Granholm, second-generation descendant of
Swedish Canadian
Swedish Canadians ( sv, Svenskkanadensare) are Canadian citizens of Swedish ancestry or Swedes who emigrated to and reside in Canada. The Swedish Canadian community in Canada numbered 349,640 in the 2016 population census. The vast majority of ...
emigrants from Robertsfors, where her great-grandfather was mayor
References
Populated places in Västerbotten County
Populated places in Robertsfors Municipality
Municipal seats of Västerbotten County
Swedish municipal seats
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