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Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna River and Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Eskilstuna River and Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Eskilstuna (Sweden)
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Coordinates: 59°22′N 16°31′E / 59.367, 16.517
Country Sweden
Municipality Eskilstuna Municipality
County Södermanland County
Province Södermanland
Area [1]
 - Total 29. Eskilstunaån ( Eskilstuna River) is a small river length 32 km running through Eskilstuna, Sweden. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Eskilstuna Municipality ( Eskilstuna kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, between the Lakes The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Södermanland County ( Södermanlands län) is a county or Län on the south east coast of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 75 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 60,185
 - Density 2,023/km² (5,239. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Eskilstuna (pronounced [ˈɛscɪlsˌtʰʉːna]) is a city in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Eskilstuna Municipality ( Eskilstuna kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden, between the Lakes About 60,200 of the municipality's 93,101 inhabitants live in the seat. Eskilstuna also has a large Sweden Finn population. Sweden Finns ( ruotsinsuomalaiset in Finnish sverigefinnar in Swedish are a Finnish speaking minority in Sweden.

The town is located on the River Eskilstunaån (or Torshällaån or Hyndvadsån depending on where you are on the river), which connects Lake Hjälmaren and Lake Mälaren. Lake Hjälmaren is Sweden 's fourth largest lake It is situated adjacent to Lake Mälaren through which it drains into the Baltic Sea, west of Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and

It is served by the Svealand railway line (Svealandsbanan) between Stockholm and Hallsberg. Svealand ( or (rarely or historically Sweden Proper is the historical core region of Sweden. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Svealandsbanan is the Swedish name of the Svealand Railway, which runs between Stockholm and Hallsberg via Flemingsberg ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Hallsberg is a town (pop 7200 in Närke, Sweden and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County. The connections to the capital have improved in the last years - a train ride between the two cities now takes about an hour - and Eskilstuna has attracted many new inhabitants who commute to their places of work in greater Stockholm. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work

European route E20 also passes the city. The European route E20 is part of the United Nations International E-road network.

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History

Location of Eskilstuna in Sweden
Location of Eskilstuna in Sweden
Klosters church of Eskilstuna.
Klosters church of Eskilstuna. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Eskilstuna's history dates back to medieval times when English monk Saint Eskil made "Tuna" his base and diocese of the South coast of Lake Mälaren. MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective Saint Eskil was an Anglo-Saxon monk particularly venerated during the end of the 11th in the Province of Södermanland, Sweden. Lake Mälaren ( (historically occasionally referred to as Lake Malar in English is the third-largest Lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Saint Eskil was stoned to death by the pagan vikings of neighbouring town Strängnäs, 30 km east of Eskilstuna, trying to convert them to Christianity. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Strängnäs is a city in Södermanland, in south central Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren with approximately 12300 inhabitants Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Saint Eskil was buried in his monastery church in Tuna. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Later the pagan city of Strängnäs was Christianised and was given the privilege of becoming diocese of South Lake Mälaren. Strängnäs is a city in Södermanland, in south central Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren with approximately 12300 inhabitants In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Later "Eskil" was added in to the word "Tuna". However, the town of Eskilstuna did not receive municipal privileges due to its proximity to the medieval city of Torshälla. Torshälla is a town in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The monastery of Saint Eskil was completely destroyed by Swedish king Gustav Vasa during the Protestant Reformation and was replaced with the royal castle of Eskilstuna House. Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson (Colloquial 15th century Upplandic Gösta Jerksson) and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time

The city's first city privileges were granted in 1659, and its boundaries included Tunafors and the newly-founded town of Karl Gustavs Stad ("City of Karl Gustav"), located on the west side of the river. Karl Gustavs Stad was built around the iron forges of master smith Reinhold Rademacher, encouraged by King Karl X Gustav. The first products of the forges were small arms and artillery. Small arms is a term used by the Armed forces to refer to Infantry Weapons such as the Firearms that an individual soldier can carry Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine

Karl Gustavs Stad was a free town from 1771, where manufacturers and craftsmen were allowed to establish tax-free workshops and factories. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The town was merged with the rest of Eskilstuna in 1879.

The city grew enormously during the Industrial Revolution and became one of the most important industrial cities of Sweden, earning the nickname "Stålstaden" ("The City of Steel"). The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 Aside from firearms, the city also produced cutlery, scissors, keys, machine tools and precision instruments. Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. Scissors are hand operated cutting instruments consisting of a pair of Metal Blades connected in such a way that the blades meet and cut materials placed A key is a device which is used to open a lock. A typical key consist of two parts the blade, which slides into the Keyway of the lock and distinguishes A machine tool is a powered mechanical device typically used to fabricate metal components of machines by Machining, which is the selective removal of metal As a tribute to the steel industry, the figure of a steel worker is included in the city's coat of arms.

The city remains an important industrial city with internationally-known companies such as Volvo Wheelloaders and main site for the heavy machinery division of Volvo and Assa (locks, keys). This article is about Volvo Group - AB Volvo Volvo Cars is the passenger vehicle maker owned by Ford Motor Company, using the Volvo Trademark The modern co-establishment of the Mälardalen University (Mälardalens högskola) together with the twice as large neighbouring city of Västerås, has also given Eskilstuna an academic touch. Mälardalen University ( Sv: Mälardalens Högskola) or MdH, is a university located in Västerås and Eskilstuna Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of The city also has a combined zoo and amusement park - Parken Zoo, most famous for its white tigers. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family the largest and the most powerful of the four " Big cats quot in the Genus

The most successful sports clubs of the city are the Smederna Speedway motorcycle racing club (Blacksmiths), and the handball club GUIF, which have both placed in the top divisions of their respective sports in Sweden for many years. Smederna is a Motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden.


Eskilstuna is sometimes called The Sheffield of Sweden. The origin of this comparison with Sheffield is unknown, even though the both cities share the characteristics of being early industrialised and later struck with mass unemployment. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England There's probably a connection to the common history of Steel and steel-related industry as well.

Notable Natives

References

  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, or Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB is the government agency responsible for producing official Statistics on Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the

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Eskilstuna is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official

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