The Norn works

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Norn was an industrial community in Sweden, near Hedemora in Dalecarlia. It was founded in 1628 by Lars Larsson. There, he constructed a smelting-house for the excavation of iron ore. The industry had continued for almost three hundred years when it finally shut down in 1916. Though the power station which supplied electricity to the village is still in use. There are several mines in the surrounding forest, although none of them is currently operating. The village consist of a number of houses including a chapel, a blacksmith, a school, a watermill, and a library.

There is still people living in the village, and it's a populat tourist site, particularly around midsummer, where a maypole is erected annually.

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