Ås

Ås is a locality situated in , , with 499 inhabitants in 2010. Ås has about 494 residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 494 residents
  • Description: urban area in Nora Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “As” and “Ås, Nora”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pershyttan and Nora Church.

Protected area
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small mining town approximately 3 kilometres south-southwest of , Sweden. It has been restored and kept mainly as a working museum of 's mining and iron handling which started in the early 14th century. is situated 3½ km south of Ås.

Church
Photo: Larske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km east of Ås.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyttorp and Nora.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a locality situated in , , with 661 inhabitants in 2010. Today it is mainly known for its explosive factory and Ralph Erskine's typical town houses. It is situated by lake Vikern. is situated 3 km southwest of Ås.

Photo: kalasmannen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in . is one of three towns in Sweden considered to have especially well preserved wooden buildings town centres.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 317 inhabitants in 2010. It is the birthplace of composer Dag Wirén. is situated 3½ km northwest of Ås.

Ås

Latitude
59.52849° or 59° 31′ 43″ north
Longitude
14.98909° or 14° 59′ 21″ east
Population
494
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
Open location code
9FFPGXHQ+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367258331
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2689204
Wiki­data ID
Q1828841
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Satellite Map

Discover Ås from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ås” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ås”
  • Chinese: “Ås, Nora”
  • Danish: “Ås”
  • Dutch: “Ås”
  • Finnish: “Ås”
  • French: “Ås (commune de Nora)”
  • French: “Ås”
  • German: “Ås”
  • Irish: “Ås”
  • Italian: “Ås (Nora)”
  • Italian: “Ås”
  • Ladin: “Ås”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ås”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ås”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ås i Västmanland”
  • Norwegian: “Ås”
  • Polish: “Ås”
  • Spanish: “Ås”
  • Swedish: “Ås, Nora kommun”
  • Swedish: “Ås”

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