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10 unusual facts about Västerås


2009 Women's World Floorball Championships

The tournament was held from December 5 to 12, 2009 in Västerås, Sweden.

Anders Hans Karlsson

Karlsson was born in Västerås, Sweden, and is the son of Hans Valter Karlsson (b. 1931) and Gunvor Agnes Matilda Kyller (b. 1938), and he grow up in the small town Hallstahammar, 2o km west of Västerås, in the province Västmanland.

Carl Wilhelm Böttiger

He was born in Västerås, and studied at the University of Uppsala, where, after extensive travels, he was appointed professor of modern literature in 1845, and in 1858 professor of aesthetics, from which post he retired in 1867.

De Havilland Venom

It served 1953–1960 at the dedicated night fighter F1 wing at Västerås.

Dick Spalding

In 1916, while a member of the U.S. national soccer team, he played in a baseball game against a Swedish baseball team from Västerås.

Eysteinn

The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians.

Kungsholmen

As a result of the Swedish Reformation, which was concluded at the parliament in Västerås 1527, the monks were expelled and the area became property of the crown.

New European Ensemble

In 2010 the ensemble toured Sweden for the first time starting in Västerås Concerthall with subsequent performances in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

Soundism

Music producers and sound engineers Soundism, with a music recording studio located in Västerås (Sweden), are part of the Swedish hip hop culture.

Västerås Central Hospital

Västerås Central Hospital (Swedish: Västmanlands sjukhus Västerås or Västerås Centrallasarett) in Västerås is the county hospital of Västmanland County in Sweden.


Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry

Governmental troops led by Henrik Slagheck, the brother of Didrik Slagheck, marched from Västerås to Dalälven, making camp near the Brunnbäck ferry.

Hammarskjöld family

A younger branch of the family has been partners and managing directors of Skultuna Messingbruk, a Swedish manufacturer of cuff links in Skultuna near Västerås in Västmanland, by intermarriage with the Adlerwald family.

Peter Morén

His musical interest made him move to the town Västerås, where he entered a high school music programme at the Carlforsska gymnasiet and met Björn Yttling.

Thomas Östros

His parents changed the family name from Waaranperä to Östros when they moved from Norrland to Västerås.

Västmanland

Västerås is today also the largest city in the province, with 130,000 inhabitants in the municipality.