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Ängelsberg Ängelsberg () is a village situated in Fagersta Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 144 inhabitants in 2005. It is famous for the Engelsberg Ironworks Engelsberg Ironworks ( sv, Engelsbergs bruk) is an ironworks in '' Ängelsberg'', ...

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. 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

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since 1993.

Name

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

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

Description

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

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Engelsberg Ironworks is a

. It was added to the list in 1993. The UNESCO comments were:

Gallery

Engelsbergs bruk Herrgården med flyglar.JPG, The mansion with

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Engelsbergs bruk Herrgården från trädgårdssidan.JPG, The mansion from the garden side Engelsbergs bruk Västra flygeln 02.JPG, The west wing Engelsbergs bruk Slaggstenstornen.JPG, The two slag stone towers Engelsbergs bruk Herrsmedjan.JPG, The forge Engelsbergs bruk brukskontoret.JPG, The old office Engelsbergs bruk arkivet.JPG, The archives of

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References

External links

UNESCO description
* World Heritage Sites in Sweden Museums in Västmanland County Industry museums in Sweden Cultural heritage of Sweden 1681 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-museum-stub