Bærums Verk

Norway, Norway

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Bærums Verk is a historic village and former ironworks in Bærum Municipality, Akershus, Norway, established in the early 1600s along the Lomma River as the country's first true blast furnace operation, pioneered by immigrant Tobias Kupfer in 1622 using a masovn to produce liquid iron from local ore. It thrived under owners like Gabriel Marcelis in 1641, the Krefting family from 1664—especially Anna Krefting who rebuilt after a 1762 fire—and later Peder Anker, peaking as Norway's largest ironworks producing cannons, nails, and machinery until the blast furnace closed in 1874, shifting to a foundry until 1964. Today, its preserved 18th-19th century buildings, including Norway's oldest tavern, form a cultural heritage site with shops, galleries, and residences amid Lommedalen's scenic valley.