Frolands verk is a small village area in
Froland municipality in
Agder county,
Norway. The village is located along the
Norwegian County Road 42, almost west of the municipal centre of
Blakstad/
Osedalen and about southeast of the village of
Mjåvatn
Mjåvatn is a village in Froland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 42, about northwest of the village of Blakstad-Osedalen, about south of the village of Hinnebu
Hinnebu is a village in ...
. The lake Trevann lies just south of the village.
History
Frolands verk was once a large
ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''.
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in the 1700s which produced cannon balls among other things. The ironworks company included large land holdings of farmland and forests in the surrounding area. The items produced here were shipped down the river
Nidelva
Nidelva is a river in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' or ''elven'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river".
Location
The N ...
to the lake
Rore in
Landvik and then transported to the sea at
Grimstad. After 1867, the ironworks was closed and converted into a
sawmill. Today, the main buildings of the company are owned by the municipality and used as a cultural centre.
References
Villages in Agder
Froland
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