Degerfors

Degerfors () is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km (8 mi) south of neighboring Karlskoga.

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Settlement.official_name: Degerfors
Settlement.image_skyline: Degerfors.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Degerfors Church, Degernäs Manor, Stora Valla and the Degerfors Works
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Örebro#Sweden
Settlement.settlement_type: Locality
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Degerfors Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Örebro County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Värmland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.14
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 7,160
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1003
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Degerfors evolved around the ironworks, that is nowadays owned by the Finnish conglomerate Outokumpu Oyj. It is also home to the football club Degerfors IF, which is playing in the first tier of Swedish football, Allsvenskan.

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