Filipstad Attractions
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Post code: S-682..
Telephone code: 0590
Filipstad lies at the north end of Lake Daglösen, surrounded by forests and lakes, with a background of hills - an area which attracts many skiers in winter. The town is named after Karl Filip, son of Charles IX.
For centuries the economy of the town depended on its iron-mines. Before receiving its municipal charter in 1611, Filipstad was a trading town where iron was exchanged for corn and beef cattle, since the agriculture of the area contributed little to the feeding of the population. Filipstad is the second oldest town in the Värmland region. In recent years old industries have been modernized and new ones established. Among the most important undertakings are Wasabröd, which makes crispbread, and Rosendahls Fabrikker, Sweden's largest producer of ink and carbon paper.
Telephone code: 0590
Filipstad lies at the north end of Lake Daglösen, surrounded by forests and lakes, with a background of hills - an area which attracts many skiers in winter. The town is named after Karl Filip, son of Charles IX.
For centuries the economy of the town depended on its iron-mines. Before receiving its municipal charter in 1611, Filipstad was a trading town where iron was exchanged for corn and beef cattle, since the agriculture of the area contributed little to the feeding of the population. Filipstad is the second oldest town in the Värmland region. In recent years old industries have been modernized and new ones established. Among the most important undertakings are Wasabröd, which makes crispbread, and Rosendahls Fabrikker, Sweden's largest producer of ink and carbon paper.
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Hagfors, Sweden
(Near Filipstad)
