Borgvik
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Värmland County | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Varmland | |||||
| Municipality : | Grums | |||||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 21 ′ N , 12 ° 57 ′ E | |||||
| SCB code : | S5633 | |||||
| Status: | Småort | |||||
| Residents : | 79 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 0.62 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 127 inhabitants / km² | |||||
Borgvik is a place ( småort ) on the western bank of the Grumsfjord, a tributary of the Vänern in the municipality of Grums in the Swedish province of Värmland .
history
Borgvik is one of the best preserved industrial landscapes in Värmland. The ironworks started operating around 1600. When the Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair, the iron came from Borgvik. The ironworks closed in 1925. At that time around 700 people still lived in Borgvik. It was mainly a sawmill and a carpentry shop that still employed workers.
After Germany occupied Norway in April 1940, Borgvik became the third largest military town. One of the commanders at Borgvik was Major Nils Mesterton, who had commanded the troops in the Ådalen shooting in 1931 . A large number of military installations such as trenches in the area still remind of the military presence. After the Second World War there was unemployment and emigration and Borgvik lost its former character.
Famous citizens
The author Goran Tunström was born in Borgvik, where his father Hugo was a pastor in the 1930s. His representative in office was the preacher Elis Malmström , who later became Bishop of Växjö and a prominent Linnaeus researcher. Another well-known citizen is the ichthyologist Sven O. Kullander , whose father Charles Frederick was a teacher and mayor of Karlstad .
