▁between ▁Lud v ika - V ä ster å s ▁and ▁Av esta ▁( K ry l bo )- Ö re bro , ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁Berg sl agen ▁region ▁which ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁co pper ▁and ▁iron ▁ore . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁min ing ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁F ager sta ▁area ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁organized ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁made ▁a ▁corpor ation ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁when ▁F ager sta ▁Bru ks ▁AB ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁F ager sta ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁when ▁the ▁industrial ▁hot ▁spot ▁of ▁F ager sta ▁merged ▁with ▁its ▁service - orient ed ▁neighbour ▁V ä stan f ors . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁F ager sta ▁Municip ality . ▁ ▁The ▁F ager sta ▁air space ▁surve ill ance ▁tower ▁is ▁a ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁observation ▁platform ▁located ▁to ▁protect ▁a ▁nearby ▁steel ▁mill . ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁ ▁Today ' s ▁industry ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁hard ▁metal ▁tools ▁( Sec o ▁Tools ▁AB ▁and ▁Atlas ▁Cop co ▁Sec or oc ▁AB ) ▁and ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁products ▁( F ager sta ▁St ain less ▁AB ▁and ▁OUT OK U MP U ▁St ain less ▁T ub ular ▁Product s ▁AB ). ▁ ▁Notable ▁n atives ▁ ▁Ul f ▁Samuel sson , ▁ice ▁hockey ▁player ▁( N HL ) ▁Tom as ▁Sand