Västanå Explained

Official Name:Västanå
Pushpin Map:Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bromölla Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Skåne County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Skåne
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.26
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:130
Population Density Km2:501
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.1667°N 43°W

Västanå is a village situated in Bromölla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 130 inhabitants in 2005.

Västanå iron mine

In 1800 an iron ore deposit was discovered and mining began in 1804. Till the closure in 1917, 1500 tonnes of iron ore were mined. Several new minerals were discovered in that mine.[2] For example Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand discovered berlinite trolleite augelite attacolite, and westanite in 1868 in the iron mine.[3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . xls . Swedish . 2010-11-24.
  2. Web site: Västana . www.mineralienatlas.de.
  3. Kauffman . George . George Kauffman. Christian Wilhelm Blomstrand (1826–1897) Swedish chemist and mineralogist . Annals of Science . 32 . 13 . 1975 . 10.1080/00033797500200541 .