Ramhälls gruvor
Closed iron ore mine at Ramhäll with preserved concrete installations, and a homestead museum with a schoolroom and an exhibition about the mining era.
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About the museum
Ore deposits at Ramhäll were discovered in the mid-1700s, and the mine already appears on a map from 1746. Extraction for a long time took place by hand, with manual sorting of the ore. Compressed-air drills were introduced in 1916, and electricity replaced steam power in 1919.
Extraction ceased in 1929, and until 1941 only waste rock was processed. In 1942 Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB bought the facility and modernised it, and new concrete installations were built in 1942–1946. Processing started up again in spring 1947, and all mining operations were shut down in 1975.
Today the transformer building from 1918 and the concrete installations remain, among them a hoist tower with winch, while several other buildings were demolished in the 1990s. The homestead society is housed in Ramhäll's old school from the 1880s, where there is a preserved schoolroom from the early 1900s, an exhibition with pictures and objects from the mining era, a collection of wooden sculptures from Ramhäll and a display case with old clothes.
Highlights
- Preserved concrete installations and hoist tower from the mine's final phase
- Transformer building from 1918
- Schoolroom from the early 1900s in the old school
- Exhibition with pictures and objects from the mining era
Permanent exhibition
- Gruvtiden i Ramhäll och skolsalen – Exhibition with pictures and objects from mining operations, a preserved schoolroom from the early 1900s and wooden sculptures from Ramhäll.
- Operated by
- Ramhälls Bygdegårds- och Hembygdsförening
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
Directions from Uppsala: road 288 towards Östhammar; after Stavby towards Kölinge and Morkarla; then turn left at the Ramhäll junction towards Bygdegård and Ramhälls gruvor. The village hall lies about 300 metres on the left.
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The village hall can be rented; see the society's page about rentals.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Walk very carefully in the mine area; visits are at your own risk. The society has previously organised guided mine walks, but no such occasions are currently stated. |
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