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Engelsberg Ironworks

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Engelsberg Ironworks
Engelsberg Ironworks. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Engelsberg Ironworks (Swedish: Engelsbergs bruk) is an ironworks in Ängelsberg, a village in Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, 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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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