Karlshall was a

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Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27. ...

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, ...

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, situated within the

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, bordered by an

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to the north and the south by the

Karlskoga Church The Karlskoga Church ( sv, Karlskoga kyrka, ) is a wooden Church (building), church building in Karlskoga, Sweden. Belonging to the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated in the 1600s. It is the oldest church in Karlskoga. History On July ...

. The site is of interest to the

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because of its role in the process of its creation.

History

Karlshall was constructed between 1882 and 1883 and demolished in 1945. It was a wooden white-colored building, with both

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and towers, surrounded by an iron fence. In 1905, architect Magnus Dahlander renovated it. It served as the courthouse of the Karlskoga Bergslag Hundred from 1884 to 1945. The courthouse's

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has been preserved and is today an

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. On February 13, 1897, the Karlskoga District Court approved

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at Karlshall. Nobel's relatives contested the district court's decision. Remains of the former building foundation were exposed during the fall of 2022 following the construction of a fountain, which sparked a local debate on how the cultural heritage of Karlshall could be better managed.

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* Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality Courthouses 1882 establishments in Sweden 1945 disestablishments in Sweden {{Karlskoga-stub