Official Name: | Lesjöfors |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Filipstad Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Värmland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Värmland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.45 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 1,062 |
Population Density Km2: | 433 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Dfc |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 59.9833°N 25°W |
Lesjöfors is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,062 inhabitants in 2010.
Located in the Bergslagen area, where mining and metal preparation historically was the leading industry, the town grew up around the local industry (bruk) founded there in 1642.
Lesjöfors was the site of the International Youth Congress of Esperanto in 2003.
It is famous within Sweden for bandy and has produced many players for the Sweden national bandy team.
It has hosted a stage of the Swedish rally.