Robertsfors Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

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 in northern Sweden

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. Its seat

Administrative centre

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 is located in Robertsfors

Robertsfors

Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,010 inhabitants in 2005.Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751....

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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

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, the Scotsman

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 Robert Finlay, who founded the new ironworks

Ironworks

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 which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.

Localities

There are three localities

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 (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Robertsfors Robertsfors Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,010 inhabitants in 2005.Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751....	2,010
2	Ånäset Ånäset Ånäset is a locality situated in Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 622 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...	622
3	Bygdeå Bygdeå Bygdeå is a locality situated in Robertsfors Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 506 inhabitants in 2005.The town is situated some south of the municipal seat Robertsfors and several kilomeres inland from the Gulf of Botnia of the Baltic Sea...	506

The municipal seat in bold

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Notable natives

• Frida Hyvönen
  Frida Hyvönen
  Frida Hyvönen is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She grew up in Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden , and is currently based in Paris, France....
  
  , artist
  Artist
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• Maud Olofsson
  Maud Olofsson
  Maud Elisabeth Olofsson is a Swedish politician, the former leader of the Centre Party of Sweden between 2001-2011, and the former Minister for Enterprise and Energy between 2006 and 2011...
  
  , politician
  Politician
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• Sahara Hotnights
  Sahara Hotnights
  Sahara Hotnights is a rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden. Their style incorporates elements of garage rock, power pop and punk. While in Australia, Josephine Forsman bet on a horse named Sahara Hotnights and used the name for the band.-History:...
  
  , rock group
  Rock music
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External links

• Robertsfors Municipality - Official site