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Place in Västmanland, Sweden
Skultuna
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Coordinates: 59°43′N 16°25′E / 59.717°N 16.417°E / 59.717; 16.417
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
CountyVästmanland County
MunicipalityVästerås Municipality
Area
 • Total2.13 km (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,133
 • Density1,470/km (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Skultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈskɵ̂lːˌtʉːna]) is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 3,133 inhabitants in 2010.

Skultuna has some of Sweden's oldest industrial sites (including an early 17th-century brassworks, Skultuna Messingsbruk) as well as two runestones.

Skultuna was also the birthplace of:

  • Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), author and songwriter
  • Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008), pianist, composer, and band leader
  • Magnus Öström (born 3 May 1965), drummer, composer, and band leader. Svennson and Öström were childhood friends who formed their first band in Skultuna.

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 22.
  3. "Home – Magnus Öström – Parachute". www.magnusostrom.com.
  4. "Biography". Retrieved 1 Nov 2014.

External links

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Localities in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden
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