Hofors () is a locality and the seat of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,681 inhabitants in 2010.

Districts

• Born

• Böle

• Bönhusberget

• Centrum

• Göklund

• Hammaren

• Lillån

• Muntebo

• Rönningen

• Silverdalen

• Standarn

• Västerhöjden

• Robertsholm

• Fagersta by

• Långnäs

• Barkhyttan

• Stenshyttan

The town of Hofors evolved around an iron industry in the 17th century, which eventually developed into one of Sweden's foremost ironworks, and a subsidiary of the SKF group.

Notable people

• Kerstin Hesselgren, first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament

• Andreas Johansson, former NHL player

• Molly Johnson (1931–2016), novelist

• Ulf Söderström, ice hockey player

• Lasse Åberg, artist, actor, film director and musician

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hofors:

• Hofors AIF

• https://hoforsbgk.se Hofors BGK

• Hofors HC

Hofors World Cup was an international rink bandy competition played annually 1984–1998.

References