Västerås

Also known as Vasteras

Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality. Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, which is the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see.

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Västerås is a city in central Sweden located on Lake Mälaren, west of Stockholm, with a population of about 128,000 people as of 2019. It serves as the capital of Västmanland County and is the seat of a Catholic or Lutheran diocese, making it an important administrative and religious center in the region.

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Settlement.official_name: Västerås
Settlement.image_skyline: Västerås collage 2025.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top left: Half-timbered buildings alongside Svartån river, Västerås Castle, Skrapan, Biskopsgården, Västerås city hall.
Settlement.nicknames: Mälarstaden (The City of Mälaren), Gurkstaden (The Cucumber City)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västmanland
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västmanland County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Västerås Municipality
Settlement.area_total_km2: 52.94
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 962.78
Settlement.elevation_m: 17
Settlement.population_total: 127,799
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.population_density_km2: 2094

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Official name: Västerås
Population: 131643
Area: 5234
Elevation: 17
Official website: www.vasteras.se
Dialing code: 021

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Commons category: Västerås
Commons gallery: Västerås
postal code: 72X XX
native label: Västerås
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== History== left|thumb|Västerås , in Suecia antiqua et hodierna. thumb|left|Gustav I of Sweden in Västerås, 1527. Watercolor reproduction from 1722. Västerås is one of the oldest cities in Sweden and Northern Europe. The area has been populated since the Nordic Viking Age, before 1000 CE. Anundshög, Sweden's largest burial mound, is located just outside the City of Västerås. It was built about 500 CE and is over wide and is almost high. In the beginning of the 11th century, Västerås was the second largest city in Sweden; by the 12th century, it had become the seat of the bishop.