Österbybruk

Österbybruk is a locality ( tätort ) in the Swedish municipality of Östhammar in the province of Uppsala County. The town has 2,272 inhabitants (as at end 2010).

History

The manor belonged Österbybruk in the 15th century Vasa dynasty and was a secondary residence of the castle Örbyhus. Under Gustav I Vasa ironworks were built to supply the army here with German help. The Dutch businessman Louis De Geer, who had already invested in other places in the Swedish iron production, bought in the 17th century, the plants in Österbybruk together with the works Lövstabruk and Gimo and developed it further. The built during this era forge is still almost completely preserved in its original state. 1927, the plants of the steel group Fagersta Bruks AB (Headquarters: Fagersta ) were taken. In 1983, the comprehensive closure of the iron manufacture in Österbybruk. There is only one iron foundry ( Österby Gjuteri AB), which uses the traditional stamp for marking iron products from Österbybruk.

Culture

Every June, meet at the area of ​​the manor house and the music groups in the country who specializes in the nyckelharpa (a typical for Sweden string instrument ). In August, the refractory ( Eldfesten ) follows a year in the area of the swimming pool with music by torchlight, fireworks, light shows and other attractions.

Traffic

Two major highways (290 and 292 ) connect Österbybruk with the main locations in the area. A narrow gauge railway line from the mine to the port Dannemora Hargshamn on the Baltic Sea led through the village. The passenger transport, and thus the stop in Österbybruk station was set to 1960. In the 1970s, the reconstruction of the track to standard gauge, which was then used in a small scale took place. Since 2008, the section will be updated, since again from 2012 ore in the mine Dannemora is to be reduced.

Pictures

Manor

Belfry

Remains of a chimney

House of Culture ( Folkets Hus )

Industrial plants