เว็สเตอรวส

Also known as Vasteras

Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality. Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, which is the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see.

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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, เว็สเตอรวส 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.

Vinony files it under Cities in Sweden, County seats in Sweden and Municipal seats of Västmanland County.

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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