page_title: Avesta Municipality
section_title: Notability
hierarchical_section_title: Avesta Municipality / Notability
caption_attribution_description: English: 8 daler Swedish plate money from 1658, in the British Museum
context_page_description: Avesta Municipality is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in the central part of the country, and its seat is in the town of Avesta.
  The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then City of Avesta. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.
  Avesta borders to the municipalities of:
  Hedemora in Dalarna,
  Hofors and Sandviken in Gävleborg County,
  Norberg and Sala in Västmanland County
context_section_description: 1644–1776, Avesta was the largest part of the Swedish Mint, manufacturing mainly copper plate money. The World's largest - a 10 daler plate - is exhibited in the Avesta Myntmuseum, and weighs 19.4 kg.
  In Stubbsveden, just west of the town Avesta, is a wildlife park for European bison (wisent). Guided tours are conducted around and in between the confinements in the summer season. Occasionally, individuals from this and other Swedish animal parks are relocated to the reserve herds in Poland and Romania to widen their DNA pool.
  The city's largest industry is its steel mill, today owned by the Finnish company Outokumpu Oyj.
  Iron production started here in the 16th Century, was industrialized in the 17th, but was surpassed by the copper plate producing Swedish Mint factory from 1644. However, production was maintained during the centuries, and in 1823 a forge was added. 1924, production of stainless, acid proof, and fire-resistive steels was initiated. In the 1960s, these were still the main products, but twenty years later, the cold- and hot-rolled stainless qualities dominated. In 1991, British Steel Stainless merged with the Avesta firm, and in 2001 Outokumpu took over the majority of the ownership.
  The largest Dalecarlian horse (Dalahäst) in the world is located in Avesta. It is 13 meters tall and weighs 67 tons.
caption: A large 8 daler copper plate from 1658 (the British Museum)
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