Edsbruk
Edsbruk | |
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| Coordinates: 58°02′N 16°28′E / 58.033°N 16.467°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Västervik Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 300 |
| • Density | 419/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Edsbruk is a locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 300 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
The community was originally named Ed. In 1670 Abraham Parment established an ironworks there, Eds Bruk, which employed a large number of the inhabitants.[2] When postal service was established there, the post office renamed the town Edsbruk after the plant to distinguish it from another place called Ed. The ironworks closed during the economic crisis at the end of the 19th century and was replaced by a cellulose plant founded by Alfred de Maré; this closed in 1992.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b Västra Eds gamla kyrkogård – Kulturhistorisk inventering av kyrkogårdar/begravningsplatser i Linköpings stift 2004 Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Kalmar Läns Museum, p. 7 (in Swedish) (pdf)