Norn was an industrial community in central
Sweden
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, near
Hedemora
Hedemora is a town in Dalarna County and the seat of Hedemora Municipality, Sweden, with 7,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Hedemora is for historical reasons normally still referred to as a ''city'', and as such the oldest ...
in
Dalarna
Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales.
Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland
Värmland () also known a ...
, within the present-day
Hedemora Municipality
Hedemora Municipality (''Hedemora kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora.
In 1966 the ''City of Hedemora'' was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with ''Husby ...
. It was founded in 1628 by Lars Larsson. There, he constructed a smelting-house for the excavation of
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
. The industry had continued for almost three hundred years when it finally shut down in 1916, though the
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
that supplied electricity to the village is still in use. There are several
mines in the surrounding forest, although none of them is currently operating. The village consists of a number of houses including a
chapel
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, a
blacksmith
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, a
school
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, a
watermill
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, and a
library
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.
There are still people living in the village, and it is a popular tourist site, particularly around
midsummer
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The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian mart ...
, when a
maypole
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The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected at ...
is erected annually.
Populated places in Dalarna County
Dalarna
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