Garphyttan
Encyclopedia
Garphyttan is a locality
situated in Örebro Municipality
, Örebro County
, Sweden
with 1,557 inhabitants in 2005. It lies 16 km northwest of Örebro
, near Garphyttan National Park
.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Örebro Municipality
Örebro Municipality
Örebro Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Örebro.The municipality was created from the City of Örebro and surrounding rural municipalities in 1971 and with some areas added in 1974 it had an area of 1,840 km²...
, Örebro County
Örebro County
Örebro County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.- Province :...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 1,557 inhabitants in 2005. It lies 16 km northwest of Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
, near Garphyttan National Park
Garphyttan National Park
Garphyttan National Park is a Swedish National Park in Kilsbergen west of Örebro in Lekeberg Municipality. The national park has an area of 1.11 km² and was established in 1909 as the first of its kind in Sweden, but was in existence as early as 1857....
.