Edsbruk

Edsbruk is a locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 300 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Edsbruk
Edsbruk is located in Kalmar
Edsbruk
Edsbruk
Edsbruk is located in Sweden
Edsbruk
Edsbruk
Coordinates: 58°02′N 16°28′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityVästervik Municipality
Area
  Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total300
  Density419/km2 (1,090/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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]

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