Åshammar

Åshammar is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 699 inhabitants in 2018.[2]

Åshammar
Åshammar is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Åshammar
Åshammar
Åshammar is located in Sweden
Åshammar
Åshammar
Coordinates: 60°39′N 16°32′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGästrikland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalitySandviken Municipality
Area
  Total1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total727
  Density426/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Amenities

The town's school, Alsjöskolan, has approximately 100 pupils until the third grade.[3] Adjacent to the school there is a nursery with 3 departments.[4] Other amenities include a library, pizza and a supermarket.

Local businesses

Åshammar is home to several small businesses, including a planing mill, window manufacturer and a carpentry. BUMAX AB, which produces fasteners, bolts and screws, is the largest employer in the town.

References

  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Statistiska Centralbyrån (Stockholm) (2018). Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. OCLC 818992981.
  3. Björk, Agneta. "Alsjöskolan F-3". sandviken.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. Björk, Agneta. "Förskolor i Sandvikens kommun". sandviken.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-18.



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