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Gyttorp

Gyttorp is a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 661 inhabitants in 2010. Today it is mainly known for its explosive factory and Ralph Erskine's typical town houses. It is situated by lake Vikern.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Gyttorp
Settlement.image_skyline: Erskine Gyttorp Terrace houses 02.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Typical town houses in Gyttorp
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Örebro#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nora Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Örebro County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västmanland
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1539
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 661
Settlement.population_density_km2: 241

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Contents

History
Manor house
Military industry
Explosive factory
[[Riksdag]] elections
References
External links

==History== Gyttorp was most probably settled during the Middle Ages as the place name suggests. Most probably the meaning of the name is Gydhi's or Gydha's new settlement.