Gävleborgs län
The house named Hedbacka was built in 1882. In 1887, the upper floor was built. There was a general store and also a cafe here until the end of 1970. Nowadays, the property is owned by a textile artist and a national fiddler.
This house was built in 1900–1904 by the master blacksmith Erik Öhman. Next to the apartment building is a forge that was built in 1901 and where Erik made many forged objects. Erik was also a teacher to many journeymen. Erik worked until his death in 1969…
Cultural heritage along the Hässjaån river is a project that ran between 2021 and 2024. The aim was to bring Långhed's rich history to life and create meeting places that unite past and present. Through the project, several educational outdoor classrooms /…
OlPers is the farm located just north of the Pallars World Heritage Site. Curiosities about the farm and the Erk-Jansarna. In 1840, a man came from Biskopskulla in Uppland and preached a doctrine that the establishment of the time could not accept. He was a…
This is where the modern and important Hässjaån logging channel was built - a "bypass" for timber at the time. In 1922, Silfors såg/Flottningsföreningen decided that a logging channel, a "bypass", was needed to handle a larger amount of timber. A channel wa…
Throughout history, humans have always wanted to develop and use natural resources such as water to best improve their living conditions. Through this, society has progressed. The 45-km-long Hässjaån river, which passes through here, has been used in many w…
**The development of the Silfor saw from the 1880s The Hässjån river has always been important as part of the community development in Långhed, and man had the ability to capture its power. The first sawmill in Silfors, at Silforsfallet, in Hässjaån, was st…
Sweden received a public school charter in 1842 which meant that all parishes would have a school. Before that, teaching took place in various farms. Långhed’s school was originally built in 1879-80 and in 1936, a new schoolhouse was inaugurated. The new sc…
How is it that Långhed looks the way it does and that the village is located where it is? The answer is largely: Hässjaån - a place where people settled and began to farm the land. A village structure developed early along the Hässjaån and the village is me…
There have been many soldier's villages in Långhed and here around Västibacken there were the soldier's villages of Murs, Viks, Greva, Krigs, Harsa and Pils. The system of soldier's villages was introduced in 1682 and continued until 1901, so that the crown…
Here is a picture of Långhed, taken at the turn of the century 1900 A picture showing how the harvest is hung on sneses and hässjor to dry. We see the important Hässjaån river flowing through the village and fine fences / snow gardens. By fencing around the…
**Standing where we are now in Långhed, at the edge of the Hässjaån river, it is relatively easy to imagine the importance of this watercourse for the development of the village. The water flows through the agricultural landscape and has long been a crucial…
A bit upstream along Hässjaån from Hässjaåpaviljongen you will find Pallarsskäkten. If you look north across the fields and down towards Hässjaån, you can see the shaft from this place. Pallarsskäkten was probably built in the early 1800s. The shaft, which…
Get the history of the manor and the mill brought to life by knowledgeable guides from Hofors Hembygdsförening. A tour takes about an hour. Hofors Herrgård is one of Gästrikland's finest manor houses. The manor's facade is characterized by the clean, simple…
Bergsmansgård from the beginning of the 19th century, old-fashioned shop, shepherd's hut, threshing barn, blacksmith's shop, shoemaker's shop etc. Gammelgården is beautifully situated in Lummerbacken on the slope of Klocksberg with a breathtaking view of To…
