Katrineholm
Encyclopedia
Katrineholm is a locality
and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality
, Södermanland County
, Sweden
with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.
- Gothenburg
), and Stockholm
- Malmö
. In 1917 it had a population of 6,000 and is the 1971 the seat of Katrineholm Municipality.
During the 1970s and 1980s the town bandy team was one of the best in the Swedish national league, winning the league 1969, 1970 and 1972. The Federation of International Bandy
has an office in Katrineholm.
The 1985 movie On the loose, featuring the Hard Rock band Europe
has it's history set in Katrineholm.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholm Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Katrineholm....
, Södermanland County
Södermanland County
Södermanland County is a county or län on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, Uppsala, Stockholm and to the Baltic sea....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 21,386 inhabitants in 2005.
Early history
The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there. The settlement started growing when it became a railway junction connecting the railways StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
), and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
- Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. In 1917 it had a population of 6,000 and is the 1971 the seat of Katrineholm Municipality.
Today
Katrineholm used to have a strong industrial sector, with several multinational corporations such as Ericsson and Scania contributing to its economy, but in the 1990s some of these companies reduced their workforce in Katrineholm. Today, many residents work elsewhere, particularly in Stockholm, as the train connection between Katrineholm and other major cities is fast and comfortable.During the 1970s and 1980s the town bandy team was one of the best in the Swedish national league, winning the league 1969, 1970 and 1972. The Federation of International Bandy
Federation of International Bandy
The Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. It was formed in 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has had its base in Sweden since 1979. The present offices are situated in Katrineholm....
has an office in Katrineholm.
The 1985 movie On the loose, featuring the Hard Rock band Europe
Europe (band)
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...
has it's history set in Katrineholm.
Famous people from Katrineholm
- AdhesiveAdhesive (band)Adhesive was a Swedish punk rock band that was active between 1994-2002. Though Adhesive played the majority of their concerts in the band's native Sweden, they also toured throughout Europe and North America...
(Punk rock band) - Anders LindströmAnders LindströmAnders Lindström or Boba Fett as he is often called is a Swedish rock musician most known for being the organist and pianist of the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and co founder and guitarist of The Diamond Dogs.-Life and career:...
(band member of The HellacoptersThe HellacoptersThe Hellacopters were a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson , Dregen , Kenny Håkansson and Robert Eriksson . Andersson had been the drummer for death metal band Entombed and Dregen was taking a break from his full-time band Backyard Babies...
) - Anette OlzonAnette OlzonAnette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...
(musician) - Erik HassleErik HassleErik Hassle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Hassle was raised in a rural village two hours south of Stockholm and originally aspired to be a professional footballer. He grew up listening to soul music and realised his love of music early after listening to Wilson Pickett...
(musician) - Hedvig LindahlHedvig LindahlRut Hedvig Lindahl, born 29 April 1983 in Katrineholm, Sweden, and raised in Marmorbyn is a professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Kristianstads DFF in Damallsvenskan....
(football goalkeeper) - Lars LagerbäckLars LagerbäckLars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Iceland....
(football coach) - Markus HeikkinenMarkus HeikkinenMarkus "Mako" Heikkinen is a Swedish born, Finnish footballer, who currently plays for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga...
(footballer) - Paul HobsonPaul HobsonCaptain Paul Hobson was an antinomian Particular Baptist who served in the parliamentary army during the English Civil War.He was one of the signatories to the Baptist Confession of 1644, who later adopted Fifth Monarchy ideas.-References:...
(Footballer of Everton FC, made famous after a match winning 25 yard volley against Liverpool FC in the Premier League.) - P. C. JersildP. C. JersildPer Christian Jersild, better known as P. C. Jersild, is a Swedish author and physician. He also holds an honorary doctorate in medicine from Uppsala University, and another one in engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology . P. C...
(author) - Robert GustafssonRobert GustafssonCarl Robert Olof Gustafsson is a Swedish comedian, actor, and member of Killinggänget. He has sometimes been called "the funniest man in Sweden".-Style of comedy:...
(actor & comedian) - Robert KarlssonRobert KarlssonRobert Karlsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and as of 2011 on the PGA Tour.-Career:...
(golfer) - Susanne GunnarssonSusanne GunnarssonSusanne Gunnarsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s...
(canoeist) - Tomas GustafsonTomas GustafsonSven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:...
(speed skater)