Engelsberg Ironworks

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Engelsberg Ironworks
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Engelsberg-Huettenwerk-01.jpg
LocationÄngelsberg, Fagersta Municipality, Sweden
CriteriaCultural: (iv)
Reference556rev
Inscription1993 (17th Session)
Area9.596 ha (23.71 acres)
Coordinates59°58′00″N 16°00′30″E / 59.96667°N 16.00833°E / 59.96667; 16.00833Coordinates: 59°58′00″N 16°00′30″E / 59.96667°N 16.00833°E / 59.96667; 16.00833
Engelsberg Ironworks is located in Sweden
Engelsberg Ironworks
Location of Engelsberg Ironworks in Sweden

Engelsberg Ironworks (Swedish: Engelsbergs bruk) is an ironworks in Ängelsberg, a village in Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden. It was built in 1681 by Per Larsson Gyllenhöök (1645-1706) and developed into one of the world's most modern ironworks in the period 1700–1800. It is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1993.

Name[]

Engelsberg Ironworks is named after Englika. Englika, who was born in Germany, began producing iron in Engelsberg in the 14th century.[1]

History[]

The history of iron production in the region dates back to at least 13th century. The local peasants both mined the ore and produced the iron using primitive furnaces.[2]

In the end of the 16th century more modern production methods were introduced in Engelsberg and production volumes increased substantially in the following decades.[2]

Description[]

The preserved buildings include a manor house, the inspector's house and the smelting house with a blast furnace.[2]

UNESCO World Heritage Site[]

Engelsberg Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was added to the list in 1993.[3] The UNESCO comments were:

Sweden's production of superior grades of iron made it a leader in this field in the 17th and 18th centuries. This site is the best-preserved and most complete example of this type of Swedish ironworks.

Gallery[]

  • The mansion with wings

  • The mansion from the garden side

  • The west wing

  • The two slag stone towers

  • The forge

  • The old office

  • The archives of Axel Johnson Group

  • The new office

  • The furnaces

  • The dam and blast-furnace

  • The old barn

  • A road at Engelsberg iron works

References[]

  1. ^ "Världsarvet Engelsbergs bruk".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Engelsberg Ironworks".
  3. ^ "Sweden".

External links[]


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