Zinkgruvan

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title: "Zinkgruvan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-askersund-municipality", "zinc-mines", "underground-mines-in-sweden"] topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinkgruvan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_nameZinkgruvan
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image_captionZinkgruvan zinc mine
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSweden
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Askersund Municipality
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Örebro County
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Närke
area_footnotes
area_total_km22.25
population_as_of31 December 2010
population_footnotes
population_total391
population_density_km2174
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It is situated close to Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern. The village is famous for its mining industry started by the Belgian company Vieille Montagne in 1857, hence the name Zinkgruvan (literally "the zinc mine" in English). Zinkgruvan was founded around the mine in the 1860s, and the history of the village is closely tied to the history of the mine. The people living in Zinkgruvan are mostly mine workers.

Zinkgruvan also contains several ski facilities, including an illuminated cross country ski track. The ski association in Zinkgruvan uses snow cannons to ensure that the ski-track is provided with snow during the entire winter. An old ice hockey rink in the village is filled with ice in the winter for public entertainment. Zinkgruvan is home to a museum that documents the history of the mining industry in the town.

[[Riksdag]] elections

Zinkgruvan is forming an electoral ward with nearby Åmmeberg. While historically the area has been heavily left-wing due to the mining works, this has gradually been eroded in the 21st century, with the electoral ward going to the right-leaning parties for the first time in 2018.

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Year%VotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
197390.78883.762.519.14.85.04.866.228.8
197690.59062.061.322.45.02.66.763.234.1
197991.19044.562.815.85.32.77.767.428.9
198292.29515.063.91.112.83.33.310.768.926.8
198588.49064.562.81.212.78.810.067.131.6
198888.08595.862.74.28.07.23.58.472.823.6
199185.48185.452.92.67.85.17.810.67.758.331.4
199487.58568.862.42.85.84.43.212.00.673.925.5
199879.878021.447.22.44.02.38.812.471.027.6
200280.375814.648.72.05.58.76.210.82.465.331.3
200680.37517.248.71.97.25.35.518.44.457.836.4
201080.37434.341.03.14.25.54.228.97.948.542.8
201482.07216.139.52.65.32.93.316.821.248.328.3
201883.98125.433.01.26.33.64.215.830.045.953.6
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Geography

In addition to Vättern, the area around Zinkgruvan contains several minor lakes. Zinkgruvan, as many small villages in Sweden, is popular with German tourists during the summer. Tourist attractions include the natural surroundings of the town and the elk that live nearby. Selling accessories and souvenirs to tourists is a major source of income for residents of Zinkgruvan. The headframe of the mine, containing the elevators that move miners and ore in the mine shaft, is a major landmark in the village and is well over 70m high. While some residents regard it as a unique feature of the town, it has been criticized for its Soviet-style architecture.

|metric first=yes |single line= j |location= Zinkgruvan 1981-2010 |Jan high C = -1.4 |Feb high C = -1.4 |Mar high C = 2.9 |Apr high C = 8.8 |May high C = 15.3 |Jun high C = 19.4 |Jul high C = 20.3 |Aug high C = 19.5 |Sep high C = 14.5 |Oct high C = 9.3 |Nov high C = 3.4 |Dec high C = -0.1 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -4.1 |Feb mean C = -4.3 |Mar mean C = -1.1 |Apr mean C = 3.5 |May mean C = 9.8 |Jun mean C = 14.3 |Jul mean C = 15.4 |Aug mean C = 14.6 |Sep mean C = 10.1 |Oct mean C = 5.9 |Nov mean C = 0.9 |Dec mean C = -2.4 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -6.8 |Feb low C = -7.2 |Mar low C = -5.1 |Apr low C = -1.7 |May low C = 4.3 |Jun low C = 9.2 |Jul low C = 10.5 |Aug low C = 9.8 |Sep low C = 5.7 |Oct low C = 2.5 |Nov low C = -1.6 |Dec low C = -4.8 |year low C = |year precipitation cm= |year precipitation mm = |source 1=

References

References

  1. (14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
  2. "Allmänna valen 1973". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
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  4. "Allmänna valen 1979". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
  5. "Allmänna valen 1982". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1985". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1988". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1991". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
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  10. "Allmänna valen 1998". [[Statistiska Centralbyrån.
  11. "Askersund - summering". [[Valmyndigheten]].
  12. "Allmänna val 17 september 2006 - Askersund". [[Valmyndigheten]].
  13. "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2010". [[Valmyndigheten]].
  14. "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2014". [[Valmyndigheten]].
  15. "Åmmeberg - Zinkgruvan - Röster Val 2018". [[Valmyndigheten]].
  16. "SMHI".

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