Torshälla

thumb|260px|A false scale propaganda engraving of 17th century Torshälla from Erik Dahlberg's [[Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna ]] Torshälla () is a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 7,612 inhabitants in 2010. It is mainly known for steel manufacturing, centered on the Nyby Bruk steel mill, and also for its historic old town centre.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Torshälla
Settlement.image_skyline: Torshälla vy mot centrum.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Torshälla vapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Södermanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Eskilstuna Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Södermanland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Södermanland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5.64
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 9,444
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Torshälla
Population: 9167
Area: 942
Image: Torshälla vy mot centrum.jpg

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Article

11 sections

Contents

History
Foundation and early history
Industrial era
1940 - present day
Economy
Sports
Sights
Transport
Notable residents
References
External links

Because of its historic town status, from 1317 to 1971, Torshälla is customarily referred to as a stad (town or city) even though it does not have a population of 10,000, which is the threshold presently used by Statistics Sweden to classify localities as stads.