Hallsberg | |
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  Hallsberg  Hallsberg | |
| Coordinates:59°04′N15°07′E / 59.067°N 15.117°E /59.067; 15.117 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Närke |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Hallsberg Municipality andKumla Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,122 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hallsberg (pronunciationⓘ) is a bimunicipallocality and the seat ofHallsberg Municipality,Örebro County,Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is also partly located inKumla Municipality.
This settlement grew up around a railway junction, and is these days primarily known as a place where you have to change trains. The railway station is oversized for the town's own needs. Hallsberg was declared amunicipalsamhälle (a type of borough within its municipality) in 1883 and got the title of a market town (köping) in 1908. Since 1971 it is instead the seat of the enlargedHallsberg Municipality.
Hallsberg is famous for its hugeclassification yard and for the largeHallsberg railway station. The reason for this is thatrailways (from practically allcardinal directions) to and fromStockholm,Gothenburg,Mjölby,Örebro andKarlstad join here. Among the more important is theVästra stambanan ("western main line"). As the railways were built, Hallsberg grew up around it.
A sight in the Hallsberg is the Bergööska House, built in the 1880s. It was designed by the architectFerdinand Boberg, and contains wall-paintings byCarl Larsson, depicting the Bergöö family and other well-known people of Hallsberg.
The main industries areVolvo, Ahlsell, and enterprises related to the railway industry, like the freight operatorHector Rail. Sports equipment manufacturerKosa is also situated here.
Hallsberg has threetwin towns.
Sven Wingquist, co-founder ofSKF in 1907, was born in Hallsberg on December 10, 1876.
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