Engelsberg Ironworks
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Engelsberg Ironworks* | |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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State Party | Sweden |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | iv |
Reference | 556 |
Region† | Europe and North America |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 1993 (17th Session) |
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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.
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