Arboga (är'bō'gä), town (1990 pop. 11,548), Västmanland co., S Sweden, on the Arboga River, near Lake Hjälmaren. It is a transportation, industrial, and tourist center. Manufactures include metal goods and processed food. Of great importance in the Middle Ages, Arboga was the site of several parliaments, including Sweden's first (1435), and numerous church assemblies. St. Bridget was proclaimed patron saint of Sweden there in 1396. The city has a Franciscan monastery (founded 1285).
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| County | Västmanland County |
| Province | Västmanland and Närke |
| Seat | Arboga |
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| Population • Total |
166th of 290 13,369 inhabitants |
| Area • Total area • Land area • Water area |
210th of 290 421.67 km² 327.26 km² |
| Density • Total |
106th of 290 40.85 inhabitants/km² |
| Municipal code | {{{code}}} |
| Website | www.arboga.se |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007 | |
Arboga Municipality (Arboga kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arboga.
In 1971 the City of Arboga was amalgamated with a part of the rural municipality Medåker, forming a municipality of unitary type. In 1974 the parish Götlanda was added from the dissolved Glanshammar municipality and transferred from Örebro County.
Localities
- Arboga (seat)
- Götlunda
- Medåker
- Värhulta
- Kvarnsjön
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