Vira bruk
Vira bruk is a village and an historic iron works in Österåker in Sweden. Vira bruk was founded around 1630 by Clas Fleming. On the basis on a monopoly granted by a royal privilege it manufactured most of the rapiers and swords for the Swedish army into the mid 19th Century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: working life museum in Österåker Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vira”, “Vira Bruk”, “Wira”, and “Wira Bruk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vira bruk and Östanå Castle.
Östanå Castle
Castle
Photo: Janders, Public domain.
Östanå Castle is a castle in Sweden. It is located in the Österåker Municipality of Stockholm County, and is situated some 50 kilometres north-east of Stockholm City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riala and Bammarboda.
Riala
Village
Photo: Svens Welt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riala is a locality situated in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 215 inhabitants in 2010. Riala is situated 7 km north of Vira bruk.
Bammarboda
Village
Photo: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bammarboda is a locality situated in Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 249 inhabitants in 2010. Bammarboda is situated 8 km southwest of Vira bruk.
Bergshamra
Village
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergshamra is a locality in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It situated some 15 kilometres south of the town of Norrtälje. It had 749 inhabitants in 2010. Bergshamra is situated 10 km northeast of Vira bruk.
Vira bruk
- Category: working life museum
- Location: Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Vira bruk” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Vira bruk”
- Russian: “Вира (брук)”
- Russian: “Вира”
- Swedish: “Vira bruk”
- Swedish: “Wira Bruk”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vira bruk”. Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.