Värmlands län
At Kristinehamn's homestead there are several bench tables where you can take a quiet break in the leafy environment. There are several old wooden buildings and a mill from the 18th to the 20th century. Small groves of trees are scattered around and a small…
Discover the Hyttruinen in Borgvik and learn more about its history as one of Värmland’s significant ironworks. The Hyttruinen in Borgvik Borgvik has a long history as an ironworking community. Iron production began as early as the beginning of the 17th cen…
Thorsby ironworks was granted its privileges in 1693 but was probably started before that and continued until 1879. There were also forges and a paper factory here.
En plats där historia, kultur och gemenskap möts. Hammarö Skärgårdsmuseum Hammarö Skärgårdsmuseum ligger vid Hammars udde och berättar om livet i Vänerns skärgård genom utställningar om fiske, båtliv, sjöfart och lokal historia. Museet bygger på samlingar f…
Juvelen area, ”Wermlandsbanken / The Bank of Wermland” - Torggatan 29 The golden age of bank architecture began in the 1890s. Over a span of 30 years, 150 bank buildings were constructed in Swedish cities. Banks chose the most prominent locations, positioni…
Juvelen area, ”EPA-huset / The EPA dept. store” - Storgatan 32 During the 1960s and 70s, a wave of demolitions swept through the city centers of almost all Swedish towns. The aim was to replace cramped wooden and stone buildings with expanded spaces for hou…
Furan area - Köpmangatan 3 These buildings represent and can tell the story of an unparalleled era in Swedish urban development. The courtyard environment is one of the few preserved settings that illustrates what the early development of Arvika’s city cent…
Badhuset area, ”Musikskolan / The Music School” - Solbergs gränd 1 Before running water was introduced in private homes, public bathhouses were common in Swedish towns. This bathhouse was designed by K.J.A. Albihn and built in 1924 to serve as a combined pu…
Bocken area - Kyrkogatan 38/Magasinsgatan 9 In the 1960s, the car was seen as the transportation mode of the future. This vision was reflected in urban planning, which adapted to the growing importance of car traffic. The building block known as Kv. Bocken,…
Krukan area, ”Metodistkyrkan/The Methodist church” – Hultabacken 4 The emergence of the Free Church movement in Swedish society was an expression of democratic rights that was unprecedented at the time. The Arvika Methodist congregation was founded in 1906,…
Rektorn area– Solbergagymnasiet / The Solberga senior high school As the population increased, the town’s educational system developed accordingly. Solberga Upper Secondary School (A) was inaugurated in 1936 and has been expanded in several stages during th…
Klockaren area – Östra Esplanaden 6 In this director’s residence lived Anders Östlind – CEO of the Östlind & Almqvist organ and piano manufacturing company. Anders Östlind began manufacturing organs in Arvika in 1888, and some years later, Anton Almqvist be…
Orgeln area – Orgelfabriken / The Organ factory The organ factory, together with the tobacco monopoly and Arvikaverken, formed the economic backbone around which the market town of Arvika grew. Most of the buildings in the ”Orgeln” block were constructed du…
Fabriken area - Östra Esplanaden 13A, 15A och 15B At address 13A – In the 1830s, 23 residential buildings with outbuildings were recorded in Arvika. Only a few of these remain today, and this house is believed to be one of them. According to available sourc…
Arken area, ”Folkets hus” – Hamngatan 10, 12 A The building from the mid-1960s houses, among other things, offices, a stage, and assembly halls. Arvika’s Folkets Hus (People’s House) was designed in 1967 by Werner Gjerming. In this building, Gjerming depart…
