Robertsfors
Place in Västerbotten, Sweden
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Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,004 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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Thurdinska gården in Robertsfors | |
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| Coordinates: 64°12′N 20°51′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västerbotten |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Robertsfors Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,004 |
| • Density | 931/km2 (2,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751.
Well known people from Robertsfors
- Maria Andersson, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
- Josephine Forsman, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights and Casablanca
- Jennie Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
- Johanna Asplund, musician, member of Sahara Hotnights
- Frida Hyvönen, musician
- Jennifer Granholm, second-generation descendant of Swedish Canadian emigrants from Robertsfors, where her great-grandfather was mayor
