Kingdom of Crystal
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The Kingdom of Crystal (Swedish: Glasriket, The glass realm) is a geographical area today containing a total of 14
Orrefors, Kosta, etc. The height of glass production was the end of the 19th century during which 77 glass factories were established with more than half of them situated in Småland.[5]
When touring the forested
Kantar Sifo and included 1500 respondents aged 20–79 years old. The survey results found that the Kingdom of Crystal area was the most visited tourist attraction in the Kalmar County attracting a wide range of people. One in five aged 40–79 years old had visited the area in the last five years. The visitors had no significant difference in terms of geographical belonging, income or gender. The only difference that could be noted was that the group visiting the area tended to be of older age rather than young. Among the respondents aged 40–65+ years old only 3% claimed they never heard of the Kingdom of Crystal.[6]
The more notable are
Kosta Boda
company. Each one of the glassworks have distinctive design traditions, character and atmosphere.
Companies
Glassworks
- Hitorp Glasbruk
- Målerås
- Kosta
- Orrefors
- Sea
- Nybro
- Sandvik
- Bergdala
- Rosdala
- Johansfors
- Lindshammar
- Strömbergshyttan
- Pukeberg (founded 1871)[7][8]
- Boda
- Åfors
- Transjö hytta
In the Kingdom of Crystal, there are a large number of small businesses in the glass industry, which are often spin-offs from some of the larger companies. Activities of these businesses include:
- Studio glass
- Glass engraving
- Glass repair
- Glass painting
- Design
Training
- Riksglasskolan in Orrefors
- Glasskolan in Kosta (Secondary school, the Nordic line, Commissioned, Vocational Education)
References
- ^ a b "Glasriket". semer.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ Lindahl, Urban. "Glasriket i Småland - Glasbyn Målerås". maleras.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ a b "Glasriket är HÄR! Om kulturmiljöernas betydelse för att uppleva och uppliva Glasriket– en vård- och åtgärdsstrategi" (PDF). www.kalmarlansmuseum.se. Retrieved 2017-07-10. (in Swedish)
- ^ "The Glassworks | Glasriket". www.glasriket.se. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "Glasrikets Historia | Glasriket". www.glasriket.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ Månsson, Orbe, Cecilia, Johan. "Positionering Kalmar län - resultatrapport Regionförbundet i Kalmar län" (PDF). www.rfkl.se. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pukeberg - Glasriket". Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
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External links
- Official website in Swedish, English and German
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