Robertsfors Municipality () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...
in northern Sweden. Its
seat
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Types of seat
The ...
is located in
Robertsfors.
History
In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the
Irishman
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John Jennings and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who founded the new
ironworks
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Ironworks succeeded bloome ...
which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.
Localities
There are three
localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:
Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Robertsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...
sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[ 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
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Notable natives
* Carl Olof Rosenius, revivalist preacher
* Frida Hyvönen, artist
* Maud Olofsson, politician
*Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights are a Swedish rock band from Robertsfors. Since its inception, the band has been composed of lead singer Maria Andersson, drummer Josephine Forsman and sisters Jennie (lead guitar) and Johanna (bass) Asplund. Their style inco ...
, rock group
References
External links
*
Robertsfors Municipality
– Official site
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Municipalities of Västerbotten County