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1. Hjälmare Docka – Historic town center of Arboga loop from Kungsör

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3. Historic town center of Arboga – Hjälmare Docka loop from Arboga

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Arne Östlund

August 20, 2023

Hjälmare dock was designed by Johan Edström in 1820. Many different types of boats have been manufactured in it. It is still used as a winter storage place and for repairs, mainly of leisure boats. The doll's special flora attracts some unusual butterfly species.

The yard magazine was added in connection with the dock being built in the 1820s. There was a similar building next door but it is now demolished. Today, part of the shipyard warehouse is used as a café. There are plans to establish a visitor center in the other part of the building.

Shipyard construction: The shipyard was closed in 1963. During the last decade, many road ferries were manufactured here. Part of this shipyard building today functions as an exhibition space for Hjälmare Docka's Shipyard History Collection. A service facility with WC and shower is currently being built in the rear regions of the building.

The forge t.v. and the model workshop t.h. both were connected with the shipyard operations. Two of the canal's shipbuilders were Carl Jacob Stenström and his son Hugo David Stenström. Hundreds of boat drawings from the shipyard at Hjälmare dock are preserved in the Västerås City Archives.

Worker's housing Next to the dock there are two rows that previously housed three or four worker's apartments each. Now there is a channel office here. Nearby was the trading booth that was run by the Handelsföreningen Enighet Ger Styrka in the years 1905-1960. To the south of Slätgärdet was the poor house. These houses are today private residences.

The clapboard bridge at Hjälmare dock There used to be a floating bridge here that the area's youth used as a meeting point and dance floor. The raft bridge was eventually replaced by a Dutch bascule bridge. The old road barrier with its crank mechanism is manufactured in Örebro.

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Location: Arboga, Västmanland, Sweden

Hjälmare Docka

1. Hjälmare Docka – Historic town center of Arboga loop from Kungsör

2. Hjälmare Docka – Historic town center of Arboga loop from Tyringe

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