Karlholmsbruk
Located in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County Coordinates: 60°31′15″ N 17°37′53″ E
- Population
- 1,193
- 1.2K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Karlholmsbruk
Karlholmsbruk is a village. Location: Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County. Population: 1,193. Elevation: 8 m.
Karlholmsbruk is a locality situated in Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,150 inhabitants in 2010. In 1725 Charles de Geer of Lövstabruk purchased the mansions of Finnerånger, from Johan Dahl Finnerånger, and Holmsånger, from Hugo Johan Hamilton Holmsånger, in order to start an ironworks, Karlholmsbruk, at the mouth of Tämnarån, which he successfully did after a lengthy legal process. Originally a Wallonic hearth was erected. In 1880 it was replaced by a Lancashire hearth.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.5 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 9 of 27 places in Tierp Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Västland, 3 km SW
- 3 sights and natural places within 10 km Flatgrund, Lövholmen
Airports nearest to Karlholmsbruk
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) Stockholm 99 km
- Dala Airport (BLE) Borlange 117 km
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) Stockholm / Västerås 118 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flatgrund Island, Uppsala County3.4 km N
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Lövholmen Natural site, Uppsala County5.7 km NE
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Olsgrundet Island, Uppsala County8.6 km NE
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Mangrundet Island, Uppsala County11 km N
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Kniven Island, Uppsala County11 km N
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Nor-Bränngrundet Island, Uppsala County13 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources