Hällekis is a locality situated in Götene Municipality

Götene Municipality

Götene Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Götene....

, Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

, Sweden

Sweden

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. It had 718 inhabitants in 2005.

Location

The village is situated on the coast of Lake Väner (Sw.Vänern

Vänern

Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...

) and in the Kinnekulle

Kinnekulle

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 peninsula with a 306 m (1,003.9 ft) ridge and large nature reserve. The nearest large towns are Mariestad

Mariestad

Mariestad is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,448 inhabitants in 2005. It was until 1997 the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646....

 and Lidköping

Lidköping

Lidköping is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 27,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is neatly situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from Linköping near...

, both about 20 miles (32 km) north-west and south-west respectively, with which it is connected by a light rail link.

History

A mill was established in the town in the 19th century. With the availability of raw material nearby this was developed into a cement

Cement

In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...

 works in the 20th century operated by Blue Circle Industries

Blue Circle Industries

Blue Circle Industries was a British public company manufacturing cement. It was founded in 1900, and was bought out by the French company Lafarge in 2001.-History:...

 (Sw.Blå Rund) under the name "Skånska

Skanska

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 Cement". The factory closed in the late 20th century.

A large house on the outskirts of the town known as Hönsäter was part of a large chicken farm with connections with the Scottish Hamilton family. The house and grounds are now used as an hotel.

See also

• Swedish version