[1] The King Gustaf Vasa built Strömsholm Castle along the lake about 1558.

In 1795 the Strömsholm Canal was inaugurated which enhanced goods transports.

The Swedish soap opera Vänner och Fiender, which aired between 1996 and 2000, was recorded in the studio known as Hollyhammar.

The local bus traffic in Hallstahammar is free of charge, one of very few Swedish experiments with that type of service.

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