Dannemora, Sweden
Encyclopedia
Dannemora is an old mining town and a locality
situated in Östhammar Municipality
, Uppsala County
, Sweden
with 238 inhabitants in 2005.
Dannemora is the location of an important iron ore mine, the Dannemora mine
, which formed the basis of the iron industry in Uppland
. It provided the raw material for about 20 finery forge
s that produced bar iron for export. In England, iron produced from Dannemora ore, was known as oregrounds iron
, after the port town of Öregrund
. It was considered the best raw material for producing blister steel by the cementation process
.
In 1878 a narrow gauge (891 mm) railway was opened to the port in Hargshamn
, and iron ore started to be exported directly.
The mine was closed down in 1992. With world market demand rising, the feasibility of reopening the mine is being investigated (as of May 2008).
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Östhammar Municipality
Östhammar Municipality
Östhammar Municipality is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Östhammar....
, Uppsala County
Uppsala County
Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 238 inhabitants in 2005.
Dannemora mine
Dannemora mine
The Dannemora mine at Dannemora, Sweden was one of the most important iron ore mines in Sweden. The mine was closed by its owners SSAB in 1992. It may have been open since the 13th century, but the first documentary reference was in 1481...
, which formed the basis of the iron industry in Uppland
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
. It provided the raw material for about 20 finery forge
Finery forge
Iron tapped from the blast furnace is pig iron, and contains significant amounts of carbon and silicon. To produce malleable wrought iron, it needs to undergo a further process. In the early modern period, this was carried out in a finery forge....
s that produced bar iron for export. In England, iron produced from Dannemora ore, was known as oregrounds iron
Oregrounds iron
Oregrounds iron was a grade of iron that was regarded as the best grade available in 18th century England. The term was derived from the small Swedish city of Öregrund. The process to create it is known as the Walloon method....
, after the port town of Öregrund
Öregrund
Öregrund is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,555 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by the coast of the Baltic Sea. Öregrund is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a city.- History :The town was granted a royal...
. It was considered the best raw material for producing blister steel by the cementation process
Cementation process
The cementation process is an obsolete technique for making steel by carburization of iron. Unlike modern steelmaking, it increased the amount of carbon in the iron. It was apparently developed before the 17th century. Derwentcote Steel Furnace, built in 1720, is the earliest surviving example...
.
In 1878 a narrow gauge (891 mm) railway was opened to the port in Hargshamn
Hargshamn
Hargshamn is a locality situated in Östhammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 304 inhabitants in 2005....
, and iron ore started to be exported directly.
The mine was closed down in 1992. With world market demand rising, the feasibility of reopening the mine is being investigated (as of May 2008).
See also
- UpplandUpplandUppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
- ÖrbyhusÖrbyhusÖrbyhus is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,905 inhabitants in 2005.Örbyhus Castle is known for being the place where the former king Eric XIV of Sweden died on the 26th of February 1577 from arsenic poisoning....
- BergslagenBergslagenBergslagen is a historically, culturally, and linguistically distinct mining district located north of Lake Mälaren in northern Svealand, Sweden. In Bergslagen mining and metallurgic industry have been important since the Middle Ages...
- Dannemora town, NYDannemora (town), New YorkDannemora is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 4,898 at the 2010 census. The name is reportedly from a locale in Sweden.The Town of Dannemora contains a village also called Dannemora...