Arboga Attractions

40km/25mi east of Örebro on E 20, on the Arbogaå, is Arboga (pop. 14,000), in the province of Västmanland. It was founded in the 12th century, when the river was made navigable, and rapidly developed into a busy trading town. Until the early 17th century Arboga was one of the best-known towns in Sweden, but its trade declined when the mining towns of Nora and Lindesberg were established (1643) and the Hjälmar Canal was built.
Arboga is noted as a transportation, communication and tourist center. Highways E18 and E20 merge at the town as do the two railways Mälarbanan and Svealandsbanan.