Västerås Municipality

Summary

Västerås Municipality is a municipality of Sweden^[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_sweden category, ranking #28 of 275).^[2]

Key Facts

• Västerås Municipality is located in Västmanland County^[3].
• Västerås Municipality is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Västerås Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Sweden^[5].
• Västerås Municipality's capital is recorded as Västerås^[6].
• Västerås Municipality's official language is recorded as Swedish^[7].
• Västerås Municipality's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hallstahammar Municipality^[9].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Surahammar Municipality^[10].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sala Municipality^[11].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Enköping Municipality^[12].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Strängnäs Municipality^[13].
• Västerås Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Eskilstuna Municipality^[14].
• Västerås Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as The Swedish Local Government Act^[15].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Banja Luka^[16].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Randers^[17].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahti^[18].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akureyri^[19].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ålesund Municipality^[20].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as České Budějovice^[21].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kassel^[22].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaborone City Council^[23].
• Västerås Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaborone^[24].
• Västerås Municipality's coat of arms is recorded as Q10718097^[25].
• Västerås Municipality is part of Västmanland^[26].
• Västerås Municipality is part of Q61640374^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1971 marks the founding of Västerås Municipality^[28].

Identity

Part of include Västmanland^[26], a province of Sweden^[29], in Sweden^[30] and Q61640374^[27], a judicial district^[31], in Sweden^[32], founded in 2001^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Västerås Municipality include Stockholm Västerås Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Sweden^[36], founded in 1930^[37].

Why It Matters

Västerås Municipality draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_sweden category, ranking #28 of 275).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Stockholm Västerås Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Sweden^[36], founded in 1930^[37].