Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Västerås (population 126,328) is a municipality and the sixth largest city in Sweden. It is situated on the shore of lake Mälaren, in the County of Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm. ABB, formerly ASEA, has one of it main locations at Västerås. Other major industries include transportation with several distribution centers, copper smiths and IT. University College of Mälardalen, is located in Västerås and shared with the city of Eskilstuna. Rudbeckianska Gymnasiet, the first gymnasium in Sweden was founded by Johannes Rudbeckius in 1623. See also: List of cities in Sweden External links Västerås - Official site Municipalities of Västmanland: Arboga  |  Fagersta  |  Hallstahammar  |  Heby  |  Kungsör  |  Köping Norberg  |  Sala  |  Skinnskatteberg  |  Surahammar  |  Västerås Counties of Sweden  |  Sweden This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.