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Avesta Municipality
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Avesta
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Dalarna County
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Dalarna
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153rd
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22,102
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Avesta Municipality in Dalarna<br>
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is a
Municipality in
Dalarna , in central
Sweden . Its seat is in '''Avesta''' with a population of 15,000.
The name is first found in 1303 as "Aghastadhum". ''Aghe'' (pronounced "ave") is of similar origin as the word
å , meaning
Stream , in this case the Avestadfors, a
Tributary of the
Dalecarlia River . ''Stadhum'' is of similar origin as
Stead , or farm.
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In the Scandinavian
Middle Ages there was a
Blast Furnace at the location. In 1636 the construction of a giant
Copper mine was initiated near the Avestadfors.
The town Avesta received partial privileges in 1641 as a town under the city of
Falun , and in 1644 a copper mint was built. However, the privileges were withdrawn in 1688 due to complains of competition from its neighbour, mainly
Falun . Copper coins were continued to be minted until 1831, and the copper works was in function until 1869.
Full
City Rights were regranted in
1919 . The designated coat of arms depict the signs for
Copper and
Iron .
The town is located by the
Dalecarlia River (''Dalälven'').
Avesta borders to the municipalities of:
- Avesta
- Krylbo - an important railway junction that has successfully been incorporated with the town Avesta.
- Horndal
- Fors
Near the town Avesta is a park of
European Bison .
The most successful sport team in Avesta is their speedway team
Masarna , translating to "the men of
Dalecarlia ", competing in the highest division in Sweden.
The city is today mostly notable for its steel mill owned by the finnish
Outokumpu company.
