Hertsön (district)

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Hertsön is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It had 5,436 inhabitants in 2010,[1] making it one of the largest districts in Luleå.

Hertsön
Residential area
Hertsön central square
Hertsön central square
Coordinates: 65°35′N 22°16′E / 65.583°N 22.267°E / 65.583; 22.267
CountrySweden
ProvinceNorrbotten
CountyNorrbotten County
MunicipalityLuleå Municipality
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total5,436
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The district was built in the 1970s as part of the Million Programme, due to the planned construction of a new steel mill (Stålverk 80, a major expansion of the existing Norrbottens Järnverk steelworks), which was expected to give the city a large increase in population. As the plans of the new steel mill were binned, following the victory of the centre/right-wing coalition in the general election of 1976, there have periodically been many empty apartments in the area.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Befolkningsstatistik över Hertsön" (PDF) (in Swedish). Luleå Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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