Engelsberg Ironworks is named after Englika. Englika, who was born in Germany, began producing iron in Engelsberg in the 14th century.^[1]

The history of iron production in the region dates back to at least 13th century. The local peasants both mined the ore and produced the iron using primitive furnaces.^[2]

In the end of the 16th century more modern production methods were introduced in Engelsberg and production volumes increased substantially in the following decades.^[2]

The mill, which historically belonged to the Västervåla parish and Norberg, was built in 1681^[3] by the county sheriff Per Larsson Höök (1645–1706). By then, ironworking had already been carried out on the site for a long time by miners.^[4]

The preserved buildings include a manor house, the inspector's house and the smelting house with a blast furnace.^[2]

Engelsberg Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was added to the list in 1993.^[5] The UNESCO comments were:

Sweden's production of superior grades of iron made it a leader in this field in the 17th and 18th centuries. This site is the best-preserved and most complete example of this type of Swedish ironworks.

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  Conference center
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  A road at Engelsberg iron works
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  The mansion with wings
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  The two slag stone towers
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  The west wing
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  The forge
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  The mansion from the garden side
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  Kitchen and pleasure garden
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  The old office
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  The archives of Axel Johnson Group
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  The old barn
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  The new office
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  The dam and blast-furnace
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  Rope railway for charcoal to the blast furnace
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  Casting house, blast furnace and air duct for preheated combustion air

• UNESCO description
• Official website