Horndal

Horndal is a locality ( tätort ) in Dalarna. It belongs to the municipality of Avesta in the province of Dalarna County. Horndal lies about 20 kilometers northeast of Avesta. Near the town is the sea horses.

The village is an industrial town built around the no longer existing in the meantime steelworks. The professionals take today mostly by Avesta and Hofors to work. The place name Horndal, which was first mentioned in 1367 ( widhir Hornædal ), contains the names of rivers Horna = ' Horn River ' and valley in the Swedish " dal ".

• 3.1 ironworks Horndal
• 3.2 Church
• 3.3 flywheel
• 3.4 Johan Olov school

History

Ironworks Horndal

It is believed that the first Erzhammer in Horndal was operated from about the year 1591. Another hammer was put into operation in 1631. The union of the miners decided to set up a foundry in Horndal in 1644. The first ironworks was officially founded in 1650. This year Isak Kock asked (later knighted and Isak Cronström called ) for permission next to the elders to build another Erzhammer. This should be in the ownership of the miners. Two years later the new ore mill received the required privileges. A short time later Isak Kock bought both Erzhämmer and forced the miners to stop production. Instead, more melts were built in Valla, which lay very close to the sea horses. These were approved in the same year as those who were operated in Horndal.

During the 1690s there was in Horndal the mentioned ore mills and four ore smelting. On a detailed map from the year 1760-61 with the industrial area of ​​Horndal two ore mills, an ore deposit, two charcoal storage, a workshop, two small reservoirs are listed together with their dams. In 1895, two outdated hammers and a " sledgehammer " were exchanged. These were ( to win an outdated method to malleable iron. Simultaneously, a blacksmith method. ) With a Lancashireofen and a lightweight stove adds.

In 1861, the wholesale merchant Joseph Michaeli and Filip Bergendal bought the plant in Horndal. In the same year two more ore smelting were built. Now began an expansionary period in the history Horndals. In 1872, the Horndals Jernverks AB was founded. And three years later the railroad ( Norra stambanan ) came into the place. When the old iron melt burned in Horndal in 1885, was erected a new shortly thereafter. The multiple -developed Lancashire melt was 1886, the largest of its kind in Sweden. It consisted now of 15 furnaces. The Forge in Horndal was closed in 1942.

In the Headlands Bruk, which is located in the same municipality, in the early 1880s by a wire and fine rolling mill was put into operation. This was completed in 1898 with a power plant, which was to supply the industry in Horndal with electricity.

In 1896, investments were made in Horndal in a big way. There is a large plant with two Martinsöfen Martin, a slabbing mill, a roughing mill and a beam mill were built. 1919 nor was added a 29 -ton open hearth. In 1927, the ironworks was taken over by Horndal Fagersta Bruks AB. During the Second World War, it was achieved with very little investment to increase production. During that period he formed a backlog of several years. This phenomenon was later given the name Horndalseffekt.

In 1953, a new finishing mill was put into operation to produce with the aim of higher quality steel. The iron works was closed in 1945. 1965 was followed by the beam mill. In the years 1972 to 1979, Ironworks Horndal of the Boxholms AB was leased. In 1978, the final decline of the ironworks. This was at the time of a fine and coarse rolling mill and a plurality of Martinsöfen. On the last day in June of 1979, the entire operation was handled completely. Immediately afterwards began a general unemployment. Today there are on the site of the old ironworks, some new companies, these have created about 90 new jobs.

Electrification of the railway

In November 1935, a power line for the operation of electric locomotives was moved for the line Krylbo - Gävle. As of 1936, the current came from a hydroelectric power plant in Krångede in Jämtland. A 360 -kilometer power line was moved to Horndal where a large transformer station was already completed. From here the stream to the west, east and Mälardalen was forwarded. The line after Krångede was the first 220 - kV transmission line in the country.

The official residences of the former employees of the steel plant, which dated from the years 1936 to 1953, sold between 1997 and 2002 to individuals. Today The property form the village of Horndal with the village community.

Attractions and buildings

Ironworks Horndal

The ironworks at Horndal is a well preserved industrial building with many interesting buildings. The park around the old office building of the smelter ( which was probably built before the year 1700) includes the old hut Fair ( built in 1877 ) in which now houses a museum hut. The old steward apartments in 1995 were transferred to the Horndals smelter Association. These operate the building voluntarily. The park was probably created when the old manor house was built, which dates back to 1776.

Of all the surviving industrial buildings are the ruins of the closed in 1942 forging, the most remarkable. In the ancient walls are still many parts of the old inventory to see. Among the old buildings here include a lightweight forged and several charcoal memory. Even the old mill has been preserved, just as coal storage, a small forge, a house made of slag including a retail model from wood. The old Martin factory was completely demolished after its decommissioning. Also from the ironworks and the adjacent sinter plant no visible remains are still there.

Horndals old fire station

Ruin the forge in the old part of Horndals ironworks

Horndals ironworks, "new" part

There are still a number of older workers' dwellings and the parish garden ( which is about built around 1914 ) were obtained. The oldest building of Horndal, called Lusbostugan, located in Horndaler Hut Park. At the moment the building is renovated. The former ambassador to the United States, Franklin S. Forsberg grew up in this house. Genenralleutnant Sven -Olof Olson was involved in the renovation and maintenance of the building and took an active part in it.

Church

Horndals Church is a towerless brick church, which was built in 1958.

Flywheel

A 80 -ton flywheel from the old industrial area was taken as a monument in the center of Horndal in June 2008. The monument was inaugurated on August 2, 2008 by Laila Borger from the community Avesta. The speech held to the Horndaler Bengt Söderqvist.

Johan Olov school

The Johan Olof school has a recreational facility and has established itself in the cultural life. It is integrated at the local level in the Forum of Culture. The Cultural Forum has a theater with seating for 200 people, a library, a bathhouse with indoor swimming pool and a large gym. The name of the school comes from Johan Olof Johansson ( 1874-1955 ). The naming was done in honor of the former trade union leader and author. The director of the school is called Jerker Olofsson.

Culture

In the years 2007 and 2008, the music festival Blowingroom were performed in Festival Horndals Hut Park. In 2009, the culture and music festival was held in Vildrosfestivalen Konsjön in the woods outside of Horndal.

The Horndalsrevyn is a popular local revue in the area.

Since 2008, the development group " HORNDALSGRUPPEN " operates. The chairman of this group was in 2012 Bengt Holmertz.

The inhabitants prize is awarded since 2005. This residents are awarded Horndal who have made ​​an enormous contribution to the preservation Horndals and its buildings. The election shall be by the vote of all Horndaler that the person give their votes, which they are of the opinion that these worthy of the price. A working group consisting of representatives of sports associations, local trade and the Lions Club, then evaluates the ballot and are the respective winners announced. This price is during the Christmas holiday presents, at the end of the year.