Västerås

Summary

Västerås is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Västerås ranks in the top 0.61% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #9 of 1,464).^[2]

Key Facts

• Västerås is located in Västerås Municipality^[3].
• Västerås is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Västerås's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[5].
• Västerås's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Västerås's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140723047^[7].
• Västerås's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 142144648528674718527^[8].
• Västerås's GND ID is recorded as 4107499-3^[9].
• Västerås's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80162576^[10].
• Västerås's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123175723^[11].
• Västerås's IdRef ID is recorded as 032076339^[12].
• Västerås's postal code is recorded as 72X XX^[13].
• Västerås's Commons category is recorded as Västerås^[14].
• Västerås's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Västerås's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Västerås's opposite of is recorded as Ostra Aros^[17].
• Västerås's local dialing code is recorded as 021^[18].
• Västerås's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.617319380941, 'lon': 16.542157497094}^[19].
• Västerås's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zx_5^[20].
• Västerås's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0053560^[21].
• Västerås's Swedish urban area code is recorded as T6376^[22].
• Västerås's official website is recorded as https://www.vasteras.se^[23].
• Västerås's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Västerås^[24].
• Västerås's Commons gallery is recorded as Västerås^[25].
• Västerås's page banner is recorded as Vasteras banner Östra Holmen med Västerås.jpg^[26].
• Västerås's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 42e29915-5702-49d8-b95d-ac7e8afb6c11^[27].

Body

Geography

Västerås is in the country of Sweden^[4]. Västerås is located in Västerås Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+5294'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+5210'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4807'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4993'}^[31], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+5043'}^[32], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+5234'}^[33]. Västerås's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+110877'}^[35], {'amount': '+107005'}^[36], {'amount': '+119372'}^[37], {'amount': '+121806'}^[38], {'amount': '+122953'}^[39], and {'amount': '+126190'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden^[5] and big city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Västerås include Stockholm Västerås Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Sweden^[43], founded in 1930^[44].

Why It Matters

Västerås ranks in the top 0.61% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #9 of 1,464).^[2] Västerås has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Västerås is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Västerås include Stockholm Västerås Airport^[41], an international airport^[42], in Sweden^[43], founded in 1930^[44].