Zinkgruvan
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Zinkgruvan is a small village located in mid Sweden close to Sweden's second biggest lake, Vättern. Zinkgruvan is famous for its mining industry, hence the name Zinkgruvan, that directly translated to English means Zinc mine. Not surprisingly it was the mine that enticed people to Zinkgruvan in the first place. This occurred around the 1860s and the history of the village Zinkgruvan is in many ways synonymous to the history of the mine. The people living in Zinkgruvan are furthermore in general mine workers.
However the mine isn't everything there is in Zinkgruvan. Zinkgruvan is far and wide appreciated for its ski facilities. Which include an illuminated cross country ski track. The ski association in Zinkgruvan is also in hold of a couple of snow cannons which can assure that the ski-track is provided with snow during the whole winter. An old ice hockey rink can also be found in the village. In the winter time it's being furnished with ice to the vast amusement of the kids in Zinkgruvan. A museum is also roomed in the village. It's a mine museum telling the glorius and in many ways incredible story of the mine and its fellow workers. Plenty of examples from the ingenious engineering skill of the 19th century are hosted in the museum.
Zinkgruvan's landscape and village planning are by many regarded as jovial and attractive. Several minor lakes enhances the else not poor impression of Zinkgruvan. Zinkgruvan, as many minor picturesque villages in Sweden, is in summer time invaded by German tourists. The Germans, as they are called by the nativ populationg, find the idyllic nature together with the excitement that follows with the possibility of actually catching a sight of a Swedish elk very appealing. Many a Swede have made a fortune out of fooling Germans to buy elk accessories, so have also the people in Zinkgruvan and its nearby towns. Finally, the ultimate earmark of Zinkgruvan is the tower. The impressive upholder of the elevator system of the mine. Its well over 70 m high and it has been a cause of many good as well as bad reactions. Some regard it a replica of any concret building from the communist Soviet Union while others deem it the vital salt of an otherwise tasteless soup.
