Villa Ekeliden
Villa Ekeliden is a historical building in Karlskoga, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden, situated within the city center at Centralplan,[1] bordered by an esker to the east. It is the second oldest building in the city proper,[2] the oldest being the Karlskoga Church.[3]
| Villa Ekeliden | |
|---|---|
 Villa Ekeliden | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Multi-purpose |
| Location | Karlskoga, Sweden |
| Address | Centralplan 2 |
| Coordinates | 59.3253°N 14.5164°E |
| Completed | c. 1810 |
History
It is a wooden light-yellow-colored building with horizontal paneling.[4]
Villa Ekeliden has had multi-purpose use; a bell-ringer's house; a pharmacy as it appears in Selma Lagerlöf's 1925 novel Charlotte Löwensköld[5][2][6] (from 1867[3]); a public library, and it now houses a restaurant and coffeehouse.[5]
In 2019, the building caught fire.[7]
References
Citations
- "Centralplan". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Villa Ekeliden". Karlskoga – Visit Värmland (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- Hagberg & Torgén, p. 164.
- Hagberg & Torgén, p. 165.
- "Om oss - Villa Ekeliden". www.villaekeliden.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Mia föll för Villa Ekeliden » mnytt.se". mnytt.se (in Swedish). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- Lundh, Erik (27 June 2019). "Villa Ekeliden har brunnit - rubriceras som mordbrand". Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
Works cited
- Hagberg, Charlotta; Torgén, Charlott. Inventering av kulturhistorisk bebyggelse i Karlskoga tätort (PDF) (in Swedish).
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