Gustavsfors is a small

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village located next to

Dalsland Canal Dalsland Canal () is a Sweden, Swedish canal that enables ships to sail between Vänern, Lake Vänern and central parts of the Dalsland and southwestern Värmland lake districts. The canal runs across the well-known navigable aqueduct, aqueduct a ...

on the border between the provinces

Dalsland Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, ...

and

Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

along county road 172. The main part of the village is located in Torrskogs district in

Bengtsfors Municipality Bengtsfors Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bengtsfors. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the former market town (''köping'') of Bengtsfors (inst ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

. Smaller parts of the village is located in Blomskogs district in

Årjäng Municipality Årjäng Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng. A separate local government entity named Årjäng was created in 1941 when it was detached from ...

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and in Vårviks district.

Economy

Past Gustavsfors passes the closed Dal-Västra Värmlands railway which is being used by train traffic between

Årjäng Årjäng is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,228 inhabitants in 2010. It is located around from the Norway-Sweden border and on the road between Karlstad and Oslo. In 1540 År ...

and

Bengtsfors Bengtsfors () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,080 inhabitants in 2010. Bengtsfors Church is in Bengtsfors. References

Populated places in Bengts ...

. Gustavsfors bruk has been there since the 1740s. There is also Gustavsfors Chapel, a hostel called Alcatraz which was built in an old warehouse by the canal between the lakes Lelången and Västra Silen There are some summertime cafes and restaurants, canoe rental and a general store.

History

Gustavsfors is a society that struggled for its survival during the 1900s. The village was built around its iron and paper industry, but now it has changed to maintain itself through tourism during the summer. Gustavsfors Bruk is an industry founded 1747 by the brothers Nils and Jöns Koch. Gustavsfors, together with

Billingsfors Billingsfors () is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,134 inhabitants in 2010. Billingsfors Church is in Billingsfors. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Billingsfors: * Bill ...

and

Bäckefors Bäckefors is a locality situated in Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 673 inhabitants in 2010. The Movie Kopps was filmed here in 2003. The hospital Dalslands Sjukhus is located here. Bäckefors was an important ...

Bruk conducted steel manufacturing during the 1700s.

Tourist attractions

Alcatraz is a hostel located between the lakes Lelången and Västra silen. There is one activity center where you can rent canoes, bikes and pedalos, you can also go hiking and quad racing. They will serve you coffee and lunches. There is a millstone in Gustavsfors that was built 1924 in memory of ''Räls-Kalle'' (Rail-Kalle). When the railway was being built, Karl Johnsson, alias Räls-Kalle, lifted, in the sight of 98 witnesses, this millstone that weighs 1327 kg. Bengtsfors Municipality has been a popular place to record movies since 2000. In Gustavsfors for example, the Danish-Swedish film

Midsommer ''Midsommer'' (English: ''Midsummer'') is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, wh ...

by Carsten Myllerup was filmed in the year 2000.

References

{{authority control Populated places in Bengtsfors Municipality Populated places in Årjäng Municipality