Ramnäs

Ramnäs
Ramnäs is located in Västmanland
Ramnäs
Ramnäs
Ramnäs is located in Sweden
Ramnäs
Ramnäs
Coordinates: 59°46′N 16°12′E / 59.767°N 16.200°E / 59.767; 16.200
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
CountyVästmanland County
MunicipalitySurahammar Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
1,465
 • Density686/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ramnäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrâmːnɛːs] ⓘ)[2] is a locality situated in Surahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 1,465 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

In 2014, the area around Ramnas saw the largest forest fire in Sweden in modern times.[3]

Lancashiresmedjan, a forge in Ramnäs

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 20.
  3. ^ "King Carl Gustaf visits Ramna". Scandinavian Royalty.


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