Engelsberg Ironworks
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Ängelsberg, Fagersta Municipality, Sweden
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| Coordinates | 59°58′09″N 16°00′37″E / 59.9692°N 16.0103°E |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv)
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| Reference | 556 |
| Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
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Engelsberg Ironworks (Swedish: Engelsbergs bruk) is an ironworks in Ängelsberg, a village in Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden. It was built in 1681 by Per Larsson Gyllenhöök (1645-1706) and developed into one of the world's most modern ironworks in the period 1700-1800. It is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1993.
Engelsberg Ironworks is named after Englika. Englika, who was born in Germany, began producing iron in Engelsberg in the 14th century.
The history of iron production in the region dates back to at least 13th century. The local peasants both mined the ore and produced the iron using primitive furnaces.
In the end of the 16th century more modern production methods were introduced in Engelsberg and production volumes increased substantially in the following decades.
The preserved buildings include a manor house, the inspector’s house and the smelting house with a blast furnace.
Engelsberg Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was added to the list in 1993. The UNESCO comments were:
The mansion with wings
The mansion from the garden side
The west wing
The two slag stone towers
The forge
The old office
The archives of Axel Johnson Group
The new office
The furnaces
The dam and blast-furnace
The old barn
A road at Engelsberg iron works
Coordinates: 59°58′00″N 16°00′30″E / 59.96667°N 16.00833°E
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