Björnhyttan, Sweden (No. 2)
Björnhytte blast furnace, or New Fox eel blast furnace, as it is sometimes referred to in oldest documents, was built in 1654 on the common of the crown in Grangärde parish. Bergs Collegiet granted privilege on March 10, 1658. During the first decade, the mill had to use areas of the Common Land of the Crown on two occasions. At the beginning of the 18th century, additional land from the same common was allocated to the needs of the mill. All areas from the common were so-called recognition forests, and the fee was established in 1783. The recognition forests leased the use of the crown for a usually low fee.
Björnhytte blast furnace was not owned by mountain farming farmers but was started by two merchants and was thus a merchant's hut. Hyttan was sold at the beginning of the 19th century to Färna bruk in Västmanland and only then in the possession of the countess von Hermansson. Count Carl Johan von Hermansson and his son Carl Fredrik von Hermansson ran Björnhyttan through his inspector Carl Gustaf Svanberg but rarely visited Björnhyttan itself. After the younger count's death, the mill was sold to a mill owner from Hofors who, however, in 1908 sold the property to the state, which in turn let the property be managed as a chronopark included in the Domain Agency. In Dan Andersson's poetry Björnhyttan was referred to as Varghyttan. Nowadays, the entire property is privately owned.
Source: Wikipedia
