Västerås

Also known as Vasteras

area urbana della Svezia

AI overview

Västerås is a city in central Sweden located on Lake Mälaren, west of Stockholm, with a population of about 128,000 people as of 2019. It serves as the capital of Västmanland County and is the seat of a Catholic or Lutheran diocese, making it an important administrative and religious center in the region.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Västerås is referenced by 1,198 other articles, and connects out to urban area in Sweden, ABB Arena and Finland.

The entry is geolocated on the map in SE, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Cities in Sweden, County seats in Sweden and Municipal seats of Västmanland County.

Its subject is documented across 89 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Västerås
Settlement.image_skyline: Västerås collage 2025.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top left: Half-timbered buildings alongside Svartån river, Västerås Castle, Skrapan, Biskopsgården, Västerås city hall.
Settlement.nicknames: Mälarstaden (The City of Mälaren), Gurkstaden (The Cucumber City)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västmanland
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västmanland County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Västerås Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 52.94
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 962.78
Settlement.elevation_m: 17
Settlement.population_total: 127,799
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_density_km2: 2094

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Västerås
Country: Sweden
Located in: Västerås Municipality
Population: 131643
Area: 5234
Elevation: 17
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Västmanland County
Official website: www.vasteras.se
Dialing code: 021

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Commons category: Västerås
topic's main category: Category:Västerås
category for people born here: Category:Births in Västerås
category of associated people: Category:People from Västerås
Commons gallery: Västerås
postal code: 72X XX
native label: Västerås
P8168: Lardirago
different from: Västerås Municipality

Sources (6)

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Article · Italiano

Västerås è una città della Svezia sud-orientale, capoluogo della contea di Västmanland. È nota per essere un polo industriale di discrete dimensioni, con una forte presenza nel settore elettromeccanico. La città ha un porto commerciale e turistico posto sul lago Mälaren che un tempo aveva anche funzioni di trasporto dei minerali estratti nei vari giacimenti di ferro di tutta la contea. La città si vanta inoltre di essere stata la sede del primo ginnasio svedese ed inoltre sono presenti tutti i tipi di scuole fino alle medie superiori più un importante Politecnico.

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