Kortfors | |
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 Kortfors railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 59°24′N 14°40′E / 59.400°N 14.667°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Karlskoga Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Kortfors (Swedish pronunciation: [kɔʈˈfoːʂ]) is an urban settlement by the railway, [1] situated in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. [2] The settlement is located east of Granbergsdal Ironworks, northeast of Karlskoga and southwest of Nora.
Kortfors railway station functioned as a junction station, as it connects the Nora–Karlskoga Line to the Svartälvs Järnväg.
Kortfors was established as an ironworks in the 17th century, and the ironworks closed down in the 1920s. [3] At the end of the 17th century, ironmaster Georg de Besche acquired Kortfors, [4] and then by Johan Stensson Hammarström. In mid-18th century, Carl Daniel Luthman acquired it, followed by Georg Ahlborg, Per Castorin and Carl Lindberg. [4] At the end of its operational years, in the 20th century, the ironworks was acquired by the AB Héroults Elektriska Stål, established in 1902 by the French metallurgist Paul Héroult. [1]
References
- ^ a b Nyqvist, Lars-Gunnar (10 March 2018). "Kortfors bruk-Kortforshammaren (Karlskoga)". Värmländsk industrihistoria (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. 1911. p. 1110 – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ "Kortfors bruk (Bruk)". digitaltmuseum.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Kortfors (Karlskoga, Karlskoga Bergslag, Värmland)". Svenska herrgårdar (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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Kortfors | |
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Kortfors railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 59°24′N 14°40′E / 59.400°N 14.667°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Karlskoga Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Kortfors (Swedish pronunciation: [kɔʈˈfoːʂ]) is an urban settlement by the railway, [1] situated in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. [2] The settlement is located east of Granbergsdal Ironworks, northeast of Karlskoga and southwest of Nora.
Kortfors railway station functioned as a junction station, as it connects the Nora–Karlskoga Line to the Svartälvs Järnväg.
Kortfors was established as an ironworks in the 17th century, and the ironworks closed down in the 1920s. [3] At the end of the 17th century, ironmaster Georg de Besche acquired Kortfors, [4] and then by Johan Stensson Hammarström. In mid-18th century, Carl Daniel Luthman acquired it, followed by Georg Ahlborg, Per Castorin and Carl Lindberg. [4] At the end of its operational years, in the 20th century, the ironworks was acquired by the AB Héroults Elektriska Stål, established in 1902 by the French metallurgist Paul Héroult. [1]
References
- ^ a b Nyqvist, Lars-Gunnar (10 March 2018). "Kortfors bruk-Kortforshammaren (Karlskoga)". Värmländsk industrihistoria (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag. 1911. p. 1110 – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ "Kortfors bruk (Bruk)". digitaltmuseum.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Kortfors (Karlskoga, Karlskoga Bergslag, Värmland)". Svenska herrgårdar (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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