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Västerås

American  
[ves-tuhr-aws] / ˌvɛs tərˈɔs /

noun

  1. a city in central Sweden.

Västerås British  
/ vɛstərˈoːs /

noun

  1. a city in central Sweden, on Lake Mälaren: Sweden's largest inland port; site of several national parliaments in the 16th century. Pop: 130 960 (2004 est)

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In the case of Västerås, warmth from the caverns will be sent via heat exchangers to a district heating network, which supplies 98% of the households in the city of 130,000 people.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

The project in Västerås is not the first of its kind.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

During the Cold War the vast caverns beneath the Swedish city of Västerås held a stockpile of oil totalling 300,000 cubic metres.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

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