Gravendal a minor locality in Ludvika Municipality

Ludvika Municipality

Ludvika Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.In 1971 the City of Ludvika was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.- Localities :Figures as of 2004.#Ludvika ...

, Dalarna County

Dalarna County

Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 with a population of about 40.

History

Gravendal was founded by Sebastian Grave (1684-1748) in 1720 to meet the rising demand for Lumber. Reaching a peak avtivity between the years 1881 thru 1909.
Located at the site was a saw, mill, trip hammer

Trip hammer

A trip hammer, also known as a helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer used in:* agriculture to facilitate the labor of pounding, decorticating and polishing of grain;...

, sheetmetal smithy and nail smithy. Gravendal became among other things, known for the horseshoes forged there.

Trivia

Gravendal has given its name to one of Sweden's best-selling cider

Cider

Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...

 produced by spendrups

Spendrups

Spendrups Bryggeri AB, is a Swedish brewery and a brand name. The head office is located in Vårby, Huddinge. Spendrups have breweries in Grängesberg, Vårby and Visby ....

brewery.