Vinterviken

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The wintry Vinterviken heading west, January 2006

Coordinates: 59 ° 18 ′ 41 ″  N , 17 ° 59 ′ 12 ″  E

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Vinterviken ( German for  "the winter bay" ) is a Fjärd des Mälaren , which extends into the western parts of Stockholm . Vinterviken belongs to the Aspudden district and borders on Grondal .

history

The Stockholm landscape is characterized by many pointed valleys that run in an east-west direction, from the archipelago to the Mälaren. The Vinterviken is one such valley. The name "Vinterviken" has been known since the 17th century. He was referring to a winter road connection on the frozen Mälaren, which connected the islands in the lake with the city of Stockholm.

Alfred Nobel

In 1865 Alfred Nobel bought the entire area after the authorities had forbidden him to continue his explosives experiments in Stockholm's Södermalm district . The place had been chosen with care, a narrow valley with high, protective rock walls, surrounded by forest and with a direct connection to Mälaren. The neighbors had to sign a certificate that they had nothing against Nobel's experiments with explosives. In the same year Nobel left Stockholm and started a similar plant in Krümmel near Hamburg .

In Vinterviken, factories, blast pits (blasting bunkers for testing products), warehouses, apartments and a port to which the goods were transported on a narrow-gauge railway were built. From abroad, too, Nobel kept in constant contact with the factory management in Vinterviken and made visits until shortly before his death in 1896.

In June 1868 a large explosion occurred in the laboratory, killing 14 people, the greatest disaster in the history of Vinterviken. In 1874 the factory exploded and 12 people were killed. The handling of the raw materials was also extremely dangerous, many workers did not live to be older than 30 years. Insurance was only introduced in 1905. The manufacture of dynamite ceased in Vinterviken in 1921, but Nitro Nobel AB had certain activities until the 1980s.

Culture park

The City of Stockholm has owned the Vinterviken area since 1974. The dilapidated area closed off to the general public was thoroughly renovated and cleared up. Some factory buildings have been renovated, others demolished. A sculpture park with walking paths was created according to the plans of the landscape architect Torbjörn Andersson. When Stockholm was the European Capital of Culture in 1998 , the old sulfur factory was also ready, as the Skulptuens Hus (House of Sculptures).

The buildings are under monument protection .

The book Vinterviken

Winterbucht (original title Vinterviken ) is also a book for young people by Mats Wahl , which was first published in Sweden in 1993. It was first published in Germany in 1995. The book was awarded the German Youth Literature Prize in 1996.

photos

Web links

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