Villingsberg () is a former
locality situated in
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, ...
,
Örebro County,
Sweden
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with 52 inhabitants in 2000. It is located east of
Karlskoga, by the
European route E18. It is associated with the military training field
Villingsberg's shooting range
Villingsberg's shooting range ( sv, Villingsbergs skjutfält) is a military training field outside Villingsberg in Sweden, between Örebro in Karlskoga and Nora in Kilsbergen, on the border between Närke and Värmland. The range extends nort ...
, which is located north of the proper village.
The locality was removed from the list of Swedish localities in 2005 as the settlement's population had declined below 50 inhabitants, which is the minimum number of inhabitants to get recognized as a smaller urban settlement (
Swedish
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: ''tätort'') by the Swedish Authorities.
The village's most notable building, the
Villingsberg Manor
Villingsberg Manor ( sv, Villingsbergs herrgård, ) is a manor house and former noble residence at Villingsberg, Karlskoga, Örebro County, Sweden. The estate is associated with Villingsberg Ironworks, established in the 1650s. The manor hous ...
, was completed in 1752.
In the 19th century, Villingsberg had a school. In 1851, 56 children were recorded as attendees of the school.
References
Bibliography
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Populated places in Karlskoga Municipality
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