Hedemora Travel Guide

 MalenaN Says:  The Theatre Barn was built in 1820 as a grain barn and theatre and is the oldest theatre in its kind in Sweden. The theatre is on the upper floor and has been renovated. In summertime amateur players have performances here. In the building there is also a small theatre... 

 MalenaN Says:  Dalälven is the third longest river in Sweden, it is 520 km long. The river passes outside Hedemora (and runs through lake Hovran), and is a beautiful feature in the landscape. Around Hedemora there are many forests, but around the river there is more farmland.The picture is... 

 MalenaN Says:  The church is the oldest building in Hedemora. It is a big stone church from the beginning of the 14th century, but has of course been added to through the years.The baptismal font, a crucifix and a door are from the 12th century. There is a beautiful pulpit from the 18th... 

 MalenaN Says:  Hedemora Tourist Office is situated in the old pharmacy building from 1752, near Stora Torget. Besides getting information about tourist attractions and events in the vicinity, or book accommodation and tickets for events, you can also buy souvenirs here.The tourist office... 

 MalenaN Says:  Hedemora Town Hall is a building from 1761. It is one of the old buildings you can see around the square Stora Torget. It is the office of the municipality management. People who want to get married, but not in church, can do it here. 

 MalenaN Says:  Hedemora open-air museum is one of the oldest in Sweden. The farmhouses, one main building and some barns, are from the 18th century and has been moved from the surrounding area to their present place. The museum was opened around 1910. The open-air museum is beautifully... 

 MalenaN Says:  Just outside Hedemora is lake Hovran, a lake famous for its birdlife. There are some 170 different species of birds, and bird watching towers are built around the lake, in Nibble, Lilla Älvgången and Sörbo. It is also a good lake for fishing. Sometimes beavers and elks can... 

 MalenaN Says:  In the summer you can go for a swim in lake Hönsan. A white diving (jumping) tower has been there for a long time. The original one got rotten and was torn down. It was not going to be replaced as the Municipality wanted to save money. As people in Hedemora loved the tower... 

 MalenaN Says:  Gustaf de Laval (1845 – 1931) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who worked at the Kloster mill in 1876 – 1877.As Fredrik Lagergren, the boss at Kloster mill, was very interested in technology he let de Laval use the forge where he could work with his experiments and... 

 MalenaN Says:  In the old stables next to Gudsberga Abbey, on the grounds of Kloster mansion, there is a museum, the Kloster Ironworks Museum. In the museum there are exhibitions about the abbey, the Gun Powder Mill, Gustaf de Laval and the ironworks. When we visited a summer day in the... 

 MalenaN Says:  In 1486 the knight Ingel Jönsson and his wife Birgitta made a donation to the Cistercian Order and a monastery was founded in the village, which at that time was called Riddarhyttan. After a few years the name of the village was changed to Kloster, which is the Swedish word... 

 MalenaN Says:  Kloster is a small village in Husby Parish. For long iron has been produced in the area and from the 17th century gunpowder was also produced in Kloster. It was very profitable and by time there were as many as 128 small mills along River Klosterån. Most of the gunpowder was...