Uttersberg
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Västmanland County | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Vastmanland | |||||
| Municipality : | Skinnskatteberg | |||||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 45 ′ N , 15 ° 40 ′ E | |||||
Uttersberg is a small town in the Swedish province of Västmanland and the historic province of Västmanland . It is located in the municipality of Skinnskatteberg on the Hedströmmen river and is part of the Bergslagen mining region .
The name of the place is derived from the name Utterclou , a businessman from the 17th century. In the 16th century, the first iron-processing companies were established on Hedströmmen , using the river's hydropower. The place received a railway connection with the unusual gauge of 1093 mm in 1866. Passenger traffic was maintained by the private Köping-Uttersberg-Riddarhyttans Järnväg until 1952, before it was bought by the state, which only operated goods traffic until 1966. After the First World War , entrepreneurs and workers left the place when the demand for iron dwindled.
Today the manor and former workers' apartments still exist . A sculpture park and a gallery are housed on the former station grounds.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ekomuseum.se ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Uttersbergs bruksmiljö, accessed April 12, 2011
