Granvik (Karlsborg)
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Västra Götalands län | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Västergötland | |||
Municipality : | Karlsborg | |||
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 .