Los Sweden/los037Previous | Home | NextPostscript: This and the following eleven photos show details of the sign by the Loos cobalt mine. This photo displays the map; the Los region is to the far right. "Loos koboltgruvor" = "Loos cobalt mine." [now the museum] "Ryggskog" = "back forest." "Los hembygsgård" = "Los home region house" [historical site where historical traditions are maintained]. "Los k:a [kyrka]" = "Los church." "Los brynsåg" = "Los whetstone sawmill" [a site for making and sharpening knives and axes]. "Sophiensdal glasbruk" = "Sophie glass works" where a local glassworks was active, producing cobalt blue glass ornaments 1763-1771; today nothing remains. The caption at the bottom = "Signposted cultural sites." The 1 mil scale refers to the "mil," the Swedish "mile," 6.64 statue statute miles, introduced in 1699 as the supposed distance between inns while traveling. |
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