Västerås Municipality

Västerås Municipality is a municipality in in central . Its seat is located in the city of . The municipality prefers to use the denomination Västerås stad for the whole territory, including rural areas.
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  • Type: municipality of Sweden with 161,000 residents
  • Description: municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden
  • Also known as: 1980”, “Vaesteras”, “Västerås”, “Västerås kommun”, “Västerås Kommun”, and “Västerås Stad

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arosvallen and Västerås Arena.

Stadium
is a multi-use in , Sweden. It is mostly used for football, though it is also the home stadium for the Division 1 American football team Västerås Roedeers. is situated 3½ km southwest of Västerås Municipality.

Stadium
Photo: Rogere, Public domain.
is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Västerås and Hökåsen.

is in the southern part of central . The city is not very touristy, which could be considered a good thing if you want to see a more "real" picture of Sweden.

Village
is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, , with 2,956 inhabitants in 2010.

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Västerås Municipality.

Västerås Municipality

Latitude
59.6491° or 59° 38′ 57″ north
Longitude
16.5645° or 16° 33′ 52″ east
Population
161,000
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
9FFRJHX7+MQ
Geo­Names ID
2664441
Wiki­data ID
Q34550
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Västerås Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վեստերոս (համայնք)
  • Armenian: Վեստերոս
  • Asturian: conceyu de Västerås (Suecia)
  • Asturian: Västerås kommun
  • Asturian: Västerås
  • Basque: Västerås udalerria
  • Belarusian: Вестэрас
  • Belarusian: Вэстэрос
  • Bulgarian: Вестерос
  • Catalan: municipi de Västerås
  • Catalan: Municipi de Västerås
  • Cebuano: Västerås
  • Chinese: Västerås Chū-tī-chhī
  • Chinese: 韦斯特罗斯市
  • Chinese: 韦斯特罗斯市镇
  • Danish: Västerås kommun
  • Danish: Västerås Kommune
  • Dutch: Vasteras
  • Dutch: Västerås
  • Esperanto: komunumo Västerås
  • Esperanto: Västerås kommun
  • Esperanto: Västerås
  • Faroese: Västerås kommuna
  • Finnish: Västeråsin Kaupunki
  • Finnish: Västeråsin kunta
  • French: Commune de Vasteras
  • French: Commune de västerås
  • French: Västerås
  • Galician: Concello de Västerås
  • German: Gemeinde Västerås
  • German: Västerås
  • Hebrew: וסטרוס
  • Hebrew: עיריית ווסטרוס
  • Hebrew: עיריית וסטרוס
  • Italian: Municipalità di Västerås
  • Italian: Vasteras
  • Italian: Västerås
  • Korean: 베스테로스시
  • Ladin: Västerås
  • Limburgan: Västerås
  • Lombard: Västerå
  • Low German: Kommun Västerås
  • Luxembourgish: Västerås
  • Min Nan Chinese: Västerås Chū-tī-chhī
  • Moksha: Вэстэрос
  • Northern Frisian: Västerås (Komuun)
  • Northern Frisian: Västerås
  • Northern Sami: Västerå gielda
  • Northern Sami: Västeråsa gielda
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Västerås kommun
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Västerås kommune
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Västerås kommun
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Västerås kommune
  • Norwegian: Västerås kommune
  • Persian: بخش وستروس
  • Polish: Gmina Vasteras
  • Polish: Gmina Västerås
  • Portuguese: Västerås
  • Romanian: Comuna Västerås
  • Russian: Вестерос
  • Russian: коммуна Вестерос
  • Scots: Västerås Municipality
  • Slovenian: Občina Västerås
  • Slovenian: Västerås kommun
  • Spanish: Municipio de Västerås
  • Spanish: Västerås
  • Swedish: Västerås kommun
  • Ukrainian: Вестерос
  • Urdu: بلدیہ ویستیروس
  • Vietnamese: Västerås
  • Welsh: Bwrdeistref Västerås
  • Welsh: Västerås

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gryta and Alvesta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Önsta Gryta Church and Good Morning Västerås.

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