Granvik (Karlsborg)

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Granvik
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Granvik
Granvik
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Karlsborg
Coordinates : 58 ° 38 '  N , 14 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 38 '  N , 14 ° 33'  E

Granvik is a small settlement in the Swedish municipality of Karlsborg about twelve kilometers north of Karlsborg on the west bank of the Vättern .

Granvik was an industrial town with a steelworks between the 17th and 19th centuries . The center was the manor. Together with old farm buildings and workers' apartments, it now forms a culturally and historically valuable milieu.

Granvik is located in a nature reserve that includes the coastal strip and the offshore archipelago. The Bergslagsleden and Västra Vätterleden long-distance hiking trails also meet at Granvik .