Engelsberg Ironworks
Also known as Engelsbergs bruk
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Sweden
Inscribed
1993
List reference
556
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Engelsberg Ironworks is about 50 km north-west of Västerås. The nearest other World Heritage site is Falun Copper Mountain, about 75 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Västerås · about 107,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- Borlänge · about 39,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Falun · about 36,000 peopleabout 75 km north
- Örebro · about 99,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Uppsala · about 133,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Gävle · about 69,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwedenCultural74 km away
SwedenCultural111 km away
SwedenCultural128 km away
SwedenCultural141 km away
SwedenCultural194 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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