Ljusnarsberg Municipality

Ljusnarsberg is a municipality (Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Örebro County and the historic province of Västmanland. The main town of the municipality is Kopparberg.

Geography

The community is characterized by erzführendes volcanic rock. In the east, the municipality can also find granite. This often torn bedrock is covered by a moraine, growing to the coniferous forest. In the valleys there are frequently Moore. In many places the forest for the mining industry has been cut down, but in the eastern part of the municipality there is a contiguous forest area with many lakes. The river has washed ashore Nittälven stronger sediments in its valley. There, rapids and zones where the river meanders switch from.

History

From the Stone Age some residential places are known. The present building dates from the 17th century in connection with the emerging mining and reached its zenith in the 18th century with a large number of mines and workshops. The associated congregation had a church in 1635 and featured by the fact that the priest spoke Finnish. At the beginning of the 20th century, mining was the crucial source of income and in place Bångbro was a large iron plant, which was closed in 1987.

From 1960, the mines were gradually closed down. The last pit of the main town was closed in 1975 and 1978 ended in the last iron ore mine of the community. By 1989, still existed a pit was mined in the scheelite, but after its closure this long-standing industrial tradition was ended.

Economy

Following closure of all mining pits, a company that manufactures fiber products, the largest employer in the community was. Furthermore shaped the economy of the community from a brewery, many small businesses and the public sector. By mining and its decline, the rate of illness and unemployment are particularly high.

Attractions

The church of the parish Ljusnarsberg was honored by the weekly " Året Runt " as the most beautiful church in Sweden. The wooden church in the town Hörken is worth seeing. The courtyards of the miners have been preserved in some places of the municipality. Here, the court Södra Finn case is worth mentioning that lies 10 km east of Kopparberg. Here you can see different houses from the 17th century.

A detour to the hut also Östra Born lying in place Ställdalen. Outside of Kopparberg there is a " pit park " where you collected the technique used at one point.

Places

The following places are villages ( tätorter ):

• Kopparberg
• Ställdalen