HERITAGE RECORD · 556

Engelsberg Ironworks

恩格尔斯堡铁矿工场

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Sweden's production of superior grades of iron made it a leader in this field in the 17th and 18th centuries. This site is the best-preserved and most complete example of this type of Swedish ironworks.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ936884 ↗

Inception1681

Administrative areaQ47018

WikipediaEngelsberg Ironworks ↗

Chinese Wikipedia恩厄爾斯貝里鐵工廠 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

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UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis Engelsberg Ironworks, situated in the mining area of Norberg in central Sweden, is an outstanding example of an influential European industrial complex of the 17th to 19th centuries.

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