The handball club Eskilstuna Guif plays in the national top division. ( March 2020)Īs of DecemEskilstuna has a population of 106 859 people, making it the 15th largest city in Sweden. With regards to daytime maximum and minimum temperatures, the weather station has been operated since 1961 with a total of three breaks of 2-3 years apiece in between 19.Ĭlimate data for Eskilstuna (2002–2020 averages extremes since 1961) Unlike the coastal part of the Sörmlandic region, Eskilstuna has higher diurnal temperature variation and stronger waves of either heat or cold. Climate Įskilstuna has a climate transitioning between continental and maritime with vast seasonal differences for a Southern Swedish climate. Starting in 2012 the town has been pivoting towards a green economy, including biogas-powered public transit and cogeneration plants, seven-colored recycling bins (compared to the standard Swedish five), and a recycling center with an attached second-hand mall. The hospital, Mälarsjukhuset is one of the largest in the region, employing around 3000 people. The city also has a combined zoo and amusement park - Parken Zoo.
Mälardalen University ( Mälardalens högskola), founded in cooperation with the neighboring city of Västerås, has a campus in the city. Both cities at their peak were home to numerous steel production companies.Įskilstuna remains an important industrial city with internationally known companies such as Volvo Wheel loaders, main site for the heavy construction equipment division of Volvo, Assa (locks, keys), and Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu, Thin Strip Nyby in Torshälla. Eskilstuna is sometimes called The Sheffield of Sweden. As a tribute to the steel industry, the figure of a steel worker is included in the city's coat of arms. Aside from firearms, the city also produced cutlery, scissors, keys, machine tools and precision instruments. The city grew enormously during the Industrial Revolution and became one of the most important industrial cities of Sweden, earning the nickname "Stålstaden" ("The City of Steel"). The first products of the forges were small arms and artillery. Karl Gustavs Stad was built around the iron forges of master smith Reinhold Rademacher, encouraged by King Karl X Gustav. The city's first city privileges were granted in 1659, and its boundaries included Tunafors and the newly founded town of Karl Gustavs Stad ("City of Karl Gustav"), located on the west side of the river. The monastery of Saint Eskil was completely destroyed by Swedish king Gustav Vasa during the Protestant Reformation and was replaced with the royal castle of Eskilstuna House. However, the town of Eskilstuna did not receive municipal privileges due to its proximity to the medieval city of Torshälla. Later "Eskil" was added in to the word "Tuna". Later the pagan city of Strängnäs was Christianised and was given the privilege of becoming diocese of South Lake Mälaren. Saint Eskil was buried in his monastery church in Tuna.
Saint Eskil was stoned to death by the pagan vikings of neighbouring town Strängnäs, 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of Eskilstuna, trying to convert them to Christianity. Eskilstuna's history dates back to medieval times when English monk Saint Eskil made "Tuna" his base and diocese of the South coast of Lake Mälaren.
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