Lesjaverk
Lesjaverk (Lesja Iron Works) operated from 1659 to 1812 in the municipality of Lesja, and was an important Dano-Norwegian iron works.
When the forest was hewn, iron production was no longer economically viable at Lesjaverk, and the works were closed in 1812.
Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet has outlets at both ends. A dam that was constructed by the Lesja Iron Works in the 1660s to improve transportation caused the water to also flow eastward into the river Gudbrandsdalslågen.
References
- East Norway & its Frontier by Frank Noel Stagg, 1956.
- Adventure Roads in Norway by Erling Welle-Strand, Nortrabooks, 1996. ISBN 8290103719
External links
Categories: Norwegian history