Place in Västmanland, Sweden
Skultuna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈskɵ̂lːˌtʉːna])[2] is a locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 3,133 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Skultuna has some of Sweden's oldest industrial sites (including an early 17th-century brassworks, Skultuna Messingsbruk) as well as two runestones.
Skultuna was also the birthplace of:
- Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), author and songwriter
- Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008), pianist, composer, and band leader
- Magnus Öström[3] (born 3 May 1965), drummer, composer, and band leader. Svennson and Öström were childhood friends who formed their first band in Skultuna.[4]
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External links
Media related to Skultuna at Wikimedia Commons