Nordby

Nordby tells its industrial story in tangible places: a former sawmill, a brickworks and a pipeline built by hand. Along the Kulturminneløypa, visitors can experience the area’s industrial history and see the remains of a former dam. There is also Myrdammen, with a bathing jetty offering HC access. If you’re looking for a holiday apartment in Nordby, you can plan your trip around whether you’d most like to discover the traces of industry, the trail or the town’s connection to the water.

Industrial history in Nordby

In the second half of the 19th century, Nordby Bruk had a steam-powered sawmill, followed later by a planing mill. In 1900, a new brickworks was built next to the steam-powered sawmill. These sites represent different aspects of local industrial history: wood processing and brickmaking. The conservation area at Nordby Bruk includes the associated buildings and facilities. Structures worthy of preservation include a power station, a brickworks and a stone bridge. Several types of structure are therefore among the things you can learn about in Nordby.

Water, power station and pipeline

Nordby Bruks Elektrisitetsverk comprised a power station by Øyeren and a pipeline almost 1,000 metres long, with a 90-metre drop. The damming of Myrdammen was also part of the facility; Nordbysjøen was the water source for Myrdammen. The pipeline was built by hand, and the thick steel pipes were laid using sheer muscle power. These details bring the scale of the facility to life, as well as the physical labour involved in its construction. Nordby Bruks Elektrisitetsverk was decommissioned in 1958. The history of the power facility can therefore be explored as a distinct part of the area’s industrial history, alongside the sawmill, planing mill and brickworks.

The Kulturminneløypa as a circular trail

The Kulturminneløypa forms a circular trail from Myrdammen to Nordby School, continuing through the valley and then returning to the starting point. Along the new Kulturminneløypa, visitors can experience the area’s old industrial history; the remains of a former dam can also be seen there. If you’re especially interested in the historic use of water, the trail offers a fitting theme: Myrdammen and the visible dam remains are part of the visit, as is the history of the industrial facilities. The route described offers clear guidance for planning your outing, without requiring you to treat different sections of the trail as separate destinations.

Myrdammen and choosing where to stay

Myrdammen also has a bathing jetty offering HC access. This means that a stay in Nordby brings two different themes together: traces of its industrial history and a bathing jetty by the water. When looking for a holiday apartment in Nordby, these interests can help you decide which experiences you’d like to make the focus of your trip. The Kulturminneløypa draws attention to the area’s former industrial connections, while the bathing jetty provides another point of interest at Myrdammen. You can discover Nordby as a destination through its specific local history and its waterside amenities.

For the broader travel overview: Rælingen.