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Västerås Municipality

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This page covers both the municipality and town of Västerås

**Västerås Municipality (*Kommun*)**
See also:Municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Seat	Västerås
	County	Västmanland County
	Province	Västmanland
	Area Rank	962.8 km² 108th of 290
	Population Rank	131,114 (2003) 6th of 290
	Density	136/km²

Västerås Municipality [vɛstər'oːs] is a municipality in central Sweden, where the city Västerås is the residential seat. It is located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the district Westmannia, about 100 km west of the capital Stockholm.

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History

Västerås is one of the oldest cities of Sweden. The name originates from Västra Aros, which refers to the estuary of the river Svartån. The area had been populated from Nordic Viking Age, before 1000 AD. In the beginning of the 11th century, it was the second largest city in Sweden, and in 110? it was subjected to bishopsseat.

In the ensuing centuries a cathedral and a monastery were built. The first City Arms is from the end of the 13th century.

Rudbeckianska Gymnasiet, the first gymnasium (high school) in Sweden, was built in Västerås by Johannes Rudbeckius in 1623.

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Industry

Asea Brown Boveri, formerly ASEA, has one of it main locations at Västerås. Other major industries include transportation like Bombardier with several distribution centers, copper smiths like Outokumpu Copper and IT. University College of Mälardalen is located in Västerås and shared with the city of Eskilstuna.

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