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Did you know that…
- Västerås has approximately 350 km of cycle paths.
- there is a king buried in the cathedral. Since the sarcophagus was too short, they were forced to cut of his feet and lay them beside his body.
- the spire of the cathedral is 92 m high, the skyscraper is 81 m high, the city hall spire is 65 m high and the tower of Ottarkontoret, home to ABB’s head office, is 64 m high.
- Västerås has Scandinavia’s largest inland harbour.
- Sweden’s first upper secondary school was founded here in 1623.
- the last execution took place in Västerås on 10 December 1900.
- Sweden’s highest cocktail bar, Sky Bar, is on the 24th floor of the skyscraper.
- there is a floating hotel, Otter Inn and a tree house hotel, Hotel Woodpecker, in Västerås. Both are the work of the local artist Mikael Genberg.
- Västerås is Sweden’s sixth largest municipality with approximately 135 000 inhabitants.
- the largest employees are Västerås Stad (the City of Västerås), ABB, ICA and Landstinget Västmanland (the county council).
Did you know that…
- Västerås has approximately 350 km of cycle paths.
- there is a king buried in the cathedral. Since the sarcophagus was too short, they were forced to cut of his feet and lay them beside his body.
- the spire of the cathedral is 92 m high, the skyscraper is 81 m high, the city hall spire is 65 m high and the tower of Ottarkontoret, home to ABB’s head office, is 64 m high.
- Västerås has Scandinavia’s largest inland harbour.
- Sweden’s first upper secondary school was founded here in 1623.
- the last execution took place in Västerås on 10 December 1900.
- Sweden’s highest cocktail bar, Sky Bar, is on the 24th floor of the skyscraper.
- there is a floating hotel, Otter Inn and a tree house hotel, Hotel Woodpecker, in Västerås. Both are the work of the local artist Mikael Genberg.
- Västerås is Sweden’s sixth largest municipality with approximately 135 000 inhabitants.
- the largest employees are Västerås Stad (the City of Västerås), ABB, ICA and Landstinget Västmanland (the county council).
Västerås is Sweden’s 6th largest municipality with 136 050 inhabitants at the end of January 2010.
1. Stockholm
2. Göteborg
3. Malmö
4. Uppsala
5. Linköping
6. Västerås
7. Örebro
8. Norrköping
9. Helsingborg
10. Jönköping
The County Governor is Ingemar Skogö.
The Chief Executive Officer of the city is Monica Ericsson.
The Bishop is Thomas Söderberg
The Chief Executive Officer of the city is Monica Ericsson.
The Bishop is Thomas Söderberg
The largest employees are Västerås Stad (The City of Västerås), ABB, ICA and Landstinget Västmanland (Västmanland County Council).
The name Västerås comes from Västra Aros (Aros = river mouth), west of the river mouth.
Famous people linked to Västerås
| Tommy Salo - Ice-Hockey Player | Agneta Berliner - Politician |
| Niklas Lidström - Ice-Hockey Player | Katarina Hulting - TV Sport |
| Curre Lundmark - Ice-Hockey Player | Fredrik "Benke" Rydman - Bounce Dancer |
| Mikael Genberg - Artist | Jenny Widegren - Bounce Dancer |
| Annelie "Pandora" Magnusson - Singer | David Dalmo - Bounce Dancer |
| Pugh Rogefeldt - Singer | Erik Ersberg - Ice-Hockey Player |
| Mikael Samuelsson - Singer | Mario Perez Amigo - Dancer |
| Markus Oscarsson - Canoeist | Pontus Kåmark - Football Player |
| Samuel Fröhler - Actor | Lasse Färnlöf - Musician |
| Olof Thunberg - Actor | Little Gerhard - Musician |
| Eva Bysing - Actor | Bo Setterlind - Author |
| Hans Klinga - Actor | Gunborg Wildh - Author |
| Per Mattsson - Actor | Tomas Tranströmer - Poet |
| Torbjörn Nilsson - Football Player | Magnus Lindgren - Musician |
| Lorén Talhaovi - Singer | Johan Rydström - Golf Player |
| Josef Özel - Singer | Lars Ekborg - Actor |
| Maria Malmborg - Actor | Patrik Isaksson - Swimmer |
| Gunnar Larsson - Swimmer | Rolf Lydahl - Actor |
| Johan Thornberg - Ice-Hockey Player | Lars Wallin - Designer |
| Helena Bergström - Actor | Looptrop - Music Group |
| Mathews Green - Singer | Malena Ernman - Opera Singer |
| Marit Söderström - Sailor | Georg Scott - Boxer |
| Pelle Fosshaug - Bandy Player | Michelle Broman Ek - Dancer |
| Stefan "Lillis" Jonsson - Bandy Player | Fronda - Singer |
| Hasse Elis Johansson - Bandy Player | Thomas Törnholm - Song Writer and Musician |
| Ola Johansson - Bandy Player | Marie Picasso - Singer |
| Margareta Israelsson - Politician | Linda Rosing - Author, singer, model |
| Thomas Östros - Politician | Mattias Andréasson - Singer |
| Lars Gustafsson - Author |
