Grythyttan

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Grythyttan

Total population

854

Air quality index

32Good

Land area144 km²

Coordinates59.71°, 14.54°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Grythyttan is a locality situated in Hällefors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 891 inhabitants in 2010. It is located between two lakes, Torrvarpen and Sör-Älgen. It is chiefly known in Sweden for the Grythyttan Gästgivargård (restaurant), made famous by its proprietor Carl Jan Granqvist in the late 1970s, and patronised by the pop group ABBA in the 1980s. Other local institutions include the chef and restaurant management school Grythyttan School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts & Meal Science, part of Örebro University, the Cookbook museum, Grythyttan Stålmöbler and Neerings ice cream and chocolate factory and kiosk. In the center you can also find the Cornelis Vreeswijk museum and pub. The Grythyttans kyrka, build in 1630 is a good preserved property and often used for special occasions.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Torgny Mogren

Swedish cross-country skier

Jonas Wenström

Swedish engineer (1855-1893)

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Margaretha Heijkenskjöld

Swedish traveller and noble

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Ulrica Messing

Swedish politician

Karl Amundson

Swedish ballooner, military attaché, and Major General (1873-1938)

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Carl Henrik Bergstrand

Gustav Björkman

Swedish politician (1881–1960)

Erik Johan Ljungberg

Swedish metallurgist (1843–1915)

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Torbjörn Länk

Swedish artist

Tord Magnuson

politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden (1851–1929)

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Marja Elfman

Swedish Freestyle Skier

Carl Ramström

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Fredrik Lundgren

Swedish writer

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Anna Cassel

Swedish artist (1860–1937)

Elsa Giöbel-Oyler

Swedish painter (1882–1979)

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Sven Rosén

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Örebro

• Hammarn
  3.2 mi away · pop. 118
• Hällefors
  5.4 mi away · pop. 4,530
• Finnshyttan
  12.8 mi away
• Ljusnarn
  17.4 mi away
• Striberg
  18 mi away · pop. 299
• Mårtenstorp
  18.8 mi away
• Kopparberg
  19.6 mi away · pop. 3,012
• Dammen
  19.7 mi away
• Rällsvik
  19.9 mi away
• Ås
  20 mi away
• Gyttorp
  20.4 mi away · pop. 704
• Granbergsdal
  20.9 mi away · pop. 72

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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