Engelsberg Ironworks
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Ängelsberg, Fagersta Municipality, Sweden |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
Reference | 556rev |
Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
Area | 9.596 ha (23.71 acres) |
Coordinates | 59°58′00″N 16°00′30″E / 59.96667°N 16.00833°E |
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. [3]
Description
The preserved buildings include a manor house, the inspector’s house and the smelting house with a blast furnace.[4]
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Engelsberg Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was added to the list in 1993. [5] 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
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The mansion with wings
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The mansion from the garden side
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The west wing
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The two slag stone towers
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The forge
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The old office
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The archives of Axel Johnson Group
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The new office
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The furnaces
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The dam and blast-furnace
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The old barn
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A road at Engelsberg iron works
References
External links
- UNESCO description
- Riksantikvarieämbetet description
- Ekomuseum Bergslagen description
- Photos from Engelsberg Ironworks description