The Bofors Hotel ( sv, Bofors hotell) is a four-storey
hotel
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located in
Karlskoga,
Karlskoga Municipality
Karlskoga Municipality (''Karlskoga kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Karlskoga. Other localities include Valåsen och Labbsand, Kortfors, ...
,
Sweden
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.
History
The current-standing hotel was initially intended to exclusively serve the guests of arms manufacturer
Bofors. The hotel was designed by .
It was constructed in the 1920s, and completed in 1930, and renovated in the 1970s, and in 2007.
The current
King
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visited the hotel in 1973, and in 1983 accompanied by the
Queen of Sweden
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.
See also
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Bofors
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Mässen
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Hotel buildings completed in 1930
Hotels established in the 1930s
Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality
Bofors
1930s establishments in Sweden
Wilhelm Eick buildings
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