Lesjöfors
Lesjöfors
Lesjoforso (in Esperanto) | |
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Skandinava Esperanto-Domo in Lesjöfors | |
Lesjöfors | |
| Coordinates: 59°59′N 14°11′E / 59.983°N 14.183°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Filipstad Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 1,062 |
| • Density | 433/km2 (1,120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
Lesjöfors is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,062 inhabitants in 2010.
Located in the Bergslagen area, where mining and metal preparation historically was the leading industry, the town grew up around the local industry (bruk) founded there in 1642.
Lesjöfors was the site of the International Youth Congress of Esperanto in 2003, held in a facility formerly known as Esperanto-Gården ('Esperanto Guesthouse' in Northern Sámi). The building, now called Skandinava Esperanto-Domo (Scandinavian Esperanto House), hosts the Research Institute of Esperantology.
It is famous within Sweden for bandy and has produced many players for the Sweden national bandy team.
It has hosted a stage of the Swedish rally.