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Arboga

Arboga.

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Arboga

Coordinates: 59°24′N 15°50′E / 59.4°N 15.833°ECoordinates: 59°24′N 15°50′E / 59.4°N 15.833°E

Area^[1]

• Total

9.50 km² (3.67 sq mi)

Population (31 December 2010)^[1]

• Total

10,330

• Density

1,088/km² (2,820/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Arboga is a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,330 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Contents

1 Overview
2 Events
3 Sports
4 References

Overview

The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the 13th century but the area has been inhabited since around 900 AD. The name (originally Arbugæ) consists of the two words "Ar" which in ancient Swedish means river and bughi which means "bend" and which together has the meaning River bend. The first parliamentary session in Sweden (Riksdag) was held in Arboga in 1435. The city has the population of 10,330 (2010).

Today the city is an important traffic link since the highways E18 and E20 merge there. Two railways Mälarbanan and Svealandsbanan, between Stockholm and Hallsberg also merge in Arborga.

Albertus Pictor, the most famous Swedish artist of the late medieval period, was admitted burgher of the town in 1465.

Events

Bands like Bring Me the Horizon, Arch Enemy, and Dimmu Borgir recorded albums with Fredrik Nordström in his own recording studio Studio Fredman. Recently, the studio was relocated to Göteborg.

Sports

The following sports clubs are in Arboga:

Arboga Södra IF

In addition the Sixth Women's World Gliding Championships was held 15–25 June 2011

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

v t e Localities in Arboga Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden

Localities:	Arboga (seat) Götlunda Medåker

v t e Municipalities and seats of Västmanland County

Municipalities	Arboga Fagersta Hallstahammar Köping Kungsör Norberg Sala Skinnskatteberg Surahammar Västerås

Municipal seats	Arboga Fagersta Hallstahammar Köping Kungsör Norberg Sala Skinnskatteberg Surahammar Västerås

Counties of Sweden Sweden

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