Katrineholm
Katrineholm
Coordinates: 59°00′N 16°12′E / 59, 16.2
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Katrineholm Municipality
County	Södermanland County
Province	Södermanland
Area [1]
- Total	11.09 km² (4.3 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	21,386
- Density	1,929/km² (4,996.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Katrineholm is a city (pop. 22,500) in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 559 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1810 × 1940 pixel, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Sweden, in the equirectangular projection (equidistant cylindrical projection, or plate carrée). ... Image File history File links Red_pog2. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... This page deals with both Katrineholm Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Katrineholm Katrineholm Municipality is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden, where Katrineholm is seat with a population of 22,500. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län is a County or län on the south east coast of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... (frequently shortened to Sörmland in Sweden, particularly locally) is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... (frequently shortened to Sörmland in Sweden, particularly locally) is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. ... This page deals with both Katrineholm Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Katrineholm Katrineholm Municipality is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden, where Katrineholm is seat with a population of 22,500. ... Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län is a County or län on the south east coast of Sweden. ...

The name Katrineholm comes from a ducal residence with this name, after Catherina Gyllenhorn who lived there. The settlement started growing when it became a railway junction connecting the railways Stockholm - Gothenburg), and Stockholm - Malmö. In 1917 it had a population of 6,000 and is the 1971 the seat of Katrineholm Municipality. For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Motto: FrÃ¥n arbetarstad till kunskapsstad (eng: From industrial city to knowledge city) Location of Malmö in northern Europe Coordinates: , Country  Sweden Municipality Malmö Municipality County SkÃ¥ne County Province Scania (SkÃ¥ne) Charter 13th century Government  - Mayor Illmar Reepalu Area  - City 335. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ...

Today

Katrineholm used to have a strong industrial sector, with a handful of multinational corporations contributing to its economy (e.g. Ericsson, Scania, etc.), but in the 1990s some of these companies significantly reduced their workforce in Katrineholm. Rail transport to and from Katrineholm have been significantly reduced in just the last few years. Fokus Magazine 2007 notes that Katrineholm ranks 270 [1] out about 290 Swedish towns. Nowadays there are a lot of residents of Katrineholm that do work somewhere else particularly in Stockholm as the train connection between Katrineholm and other major cities is quick and comfortable.

During the 1970s and 1980s the town bandy team was one of the best in the Swedish national league. The Federation of International Bandy has an office in Katrineholm. Today we can see that bandy is on the edge, bq of internal fights in both clubs. (KSK & Värmbol) The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. ...

Famous people from Katrineholm

• Anette Olzon (musician)
• Robert Gustafsson (actor & comedian)
• Klas Möllberg (singer & comedian)
• Lars Lagerbäck (football coach)
• Stefan Vasic (Football player)
• Dado Ilijasevic (Football player)
• Dino Avdic (Football bänkvärmare)