Engelsberg Ironworks, Ironworks in Ängelsberg, Fagersta Municipality, Sweden

Engelsberg Ironworks is a former ironworking complex on the shore of Lake Åmänningen at Ängelsberg in Fagersta Municipality. Its preserved buildings include a manor house, the inspector's house, workers' housing, a smelting house with a blast furnace, and smithies with hearths. It is one of the few Swedish ironworks that retains both its buildings and most of its technical equipment.

Ironworking at Engelsberg dates to the 14th century, when the German-born Englika, after whom the site is named, began producing iron. Local peasants mined ore and smelted it in primitive furnaces. In 1681 the county sheriff Per Larsson Gyllenhöök built the works, which his son Anders expanded to three smelting houses, three forges, a saw and a watermill. The Söderhielm family bought it in 1728 and modernised it; the manor burned in 1746. Gabriel Casper Timm added a roasting furnace and Franche-Comté hearths in the 19th century, and Axel Ax:son Johnson, owner from 1916, kept the old forging alive with two hearths built in 1920. The last blast was blown out in 1919.

The site tells the story of Swedish iron production and what it meant for the region and its people. The buildings show how workers and craftspeople spent their days here and how central this work was to the area's growth.

The site is best explored with a guided tour, as it explains the layout and functions of the different buildings. Wear sturdy shoes and allow time to walk through the entire grounds.

The blast furnace and all technical equipment remain in their original state and show the complete iron-making process. Visitors can see how ore was processed and ultimately turned into finished products in the workshops.