Eda glasbruk is a
locality
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situated in
Eda Municipality
Eda Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, on the Norwegian border. Its seat is located in the town of Charlottenberg.
The municipal reform of 1971 saw the forming of the present municipality through the ...
,
Värmland County
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,
Sweden
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with 233 inhabitants in 2010.
History
In 1835 a
glass
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factory was started at the place that later would be known as Eda glasbruk. The
factory
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was closed in 1953. Eda glasbruk is known for the
carnival glass produced there between 1925 and 1929, but also for glass designed by Gerda Strömberg.
References
Populated places in Eda Municipality
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