Västmanlands län
In Krampen, two miles from Skinnskatteberg, there used to be a refugee camp for Soviet soldiers. At the end of the Second World War, a barracks camp was built, which has now been demolished. A few traces remain in the area and signs with text and photograph…
The place name Karmansbo comes from the medieval name Karlman. It was originally called Frölischhammar after the man who founded the mill in the 1600s. He gathered many of the small forges that existed along Hedströmmen and merged them into a larger one at…
På Västanfors hembygdsgård finns det mycket att upptäcka i den kulturhistoriska miljön med röda stugor, blomsterplanteringar, herrgårdsparken och inte minst historiska Strömsholms kanal. Här kan du ta en fika- eller glasspaus vid Kaffestugan eller varför in…
From mill to museum The Surahammar Ironworks Museum was opened in the late 1920s and underwent a thorough renovation in the 1950s. The renovation of the museum was carried out under the leadership of former foreman A. Lindberg, who was assisted by pensioner…
