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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
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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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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Manor house
  • Military industry
  • Explosive factory
  • [[Riksdag]] elections
  • References
  • External links

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.

==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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gyttorp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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