Klenshyttan

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Klenshyttan
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Klenshyttan
Klenshyttan
Localization of Dalarna in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Dalarna County
Historical Province (landskap): Dalarna
Municipality  : Ludvika
Coordinates : 60 ° 6 ′  N , 15 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 6 ′  N , 15 ° 6 ′  E
SCB code : S6613
Status: Småort
Residents : 78 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.32 km²
Population density : 244 inhabitants / km²

Klenshyttan is a small town ( Småort ) and a former steelworks in the municipality of Ludvika in the Swedish province of Dalarnas län .

Pig iron was produced in Klenshyttan from 1605 to 1920 . Today the ironworks is an industrial museum and part of the Bergslagen Ekomuseum .

history

The first ironworks was probably built in 1605. In the oldest surviving written sources, the place is called "Klämshyttan", since a hammer forge was built, but it was closed again in 1650. The steelworks has been modernized several times. The well-preserved charcoal blast furnace dates from 1882. The roasting furnace, a lime kiln, the manor house and various ruins of buildings are also located in the former hut area.

  • Lime kiln

  • Roasting furnace and blast furnace

  • Pig iron opening

  • Attic with filling opening

  • Klenshyttan's blast furnace

  • Blast furnace building

  • Blast furnace

  • Cinder block ruin

literature

  • Lindeqvist Christina, Hägerman Britt-Marie, red (2010). Om järn ochomanniskor: Ekomuseum Bergslagen berättar i landskapet: guidebok. Ludvika: Ekomuseum Bergslagen, ISBN 978-91-633-6907-0 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)