Forsvik

	Forsvik
	Forsvik
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap):	Västergötland
Municipality :	Karlsborg
Coordinates :	58 ° 35 ' N , 14 ° 26' E Coordinates: 58 ° 35 ' N , 14 ° 26' E
SCB code :	5248
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	323 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.83 km²
Population density :	389 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County

Forsvik is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . It is located at the transition from Lake Viken to Bottensjö about nine kilometers northwest of Karlsborg in the municipality of Karlsborg .

history

Forsvik is a tourist town . Forsviks Bruk Industrial Museum describes the 600-year history of the place. Mills, sawmills and forges were built on the rapids between the two lakes early on. In the second half of the 19th century Forsvik became one of the most important industrial centers in the region.

Work on the Göta Canal began in Forsvik around 1810 . The oldest and highest lock on the canal is in Forsvik. An iron lifting bridge from the same year crossed the canal. The bridge, which has not been in use since 1956, is the oldest iron bridge in Sweden and is lowered once a year.

The oldest iron bridge in Sweden
The old forge
The boat workshop
old water pipe

Web links

Commons : Forsvik - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)