The iron factory Lögdö bruk, Iron factory and cultural reserve in Timrå, Sweden
Lögdö bruk is an ironworks in Timrå featuring a collection of preserved production and residential buildings clustered around blast furnaces and roasting furnaces. The complex also contains a manor house, chapel, barn, granary, and bakery that together form a picture of a former worker settlement.
Founded in 1685, the ironworks processed ore shipped by boat from central Sweden through Lake Lögdösjön and operated until 1878. This lengthy production period demonstrates how iron manufacturing was a core part of the Swedish economy for almost 200 years.
The site reflects centuries of working life and community bonds, visible in the preserved homes and chapel where factory families lived together. The layout of buildings shows how production, family life, and faith were intertwined in the industrial settlement.
Visitors can walk marked paths through the site to explore the blast furnaces, chimneys, and residential buildings at their own pace. Bringing good footwear helps when walking around the forested grounds and between the different buildings.
The surrounding forest holds ancient pine trees home to rare beetles, including the endangered relict longhorn beetle found in only a handful of locations across Europe. Walking through these woods offers a chance to stand among trees that are hundreds of years old.
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