Granbergsdal Ironworks

Granbergsdal Ironworks
Granbergsdals hytta
Granbergsdal Ironworks in 2024
General information
Type	Ironworks
Location	Granbergsdal
Country	Sweden
Designations
Listed Building
Designated	1986; 1993
Reference no.	21400000693810

Granbergsdal Ironworks (Swedish : Granbergsdals bruk) is an ironworks and blast furnace ^[1] in Granbergsdal, a village in Karlskoga Municipality in Sweden, 10 km (6 mi) north of central Karlskoga. ^[2]

History

Designated as a listed building in 1986, the ironworks benefits from cultural and historical protection. ^{[3] [1]}

Founded in 1642 by Mårten Eriksson, Granbergsdal Ironworks emerged in response to the increased demand for iron during the tumultuous period of the Thirty Years' War. ^[3] However, operations at the ironworks ceased in 1925.

The 2023 renovation of the works was delayed in May because of the discovery of a previously unknown standing historical house. ^[4]

References

1. Nyqvist, Lars-Gunnar (10 March 2018). "Granbergsdal (Karlskoga)". Värmländsk industrihistoria (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
2. "Granbergsdals Hytta och Byalag". Granbergsdals Hytta och Byalag. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. "Granbergsdals hytta". www.lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). Örebro County. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
4. Lundberg, Helena (29 May 2023). "Historiskt fynd har försenat renoveringen av hyttan: "Det är lite spännande"" . Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 June 2023.

Further reading

• Englund, Karin; Öman, Karin (1992). Granbergsdals hytta 350 år (in Swedish). Kumla. ISBN   9163011964.

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