Karlshall
Sculpture of Karlshall, sculptor Henry Morin
Alternative namesTingshuset Karlshall
General information
StatusDemolished
Town or cityKarlskoga
CountrySweden
Groundbreaking1882
Completed1883
Renovated1905
Demolished1945
Renovating team
Architect(s)Magnus Dahlander

Karlshall was a courthouse in Karlskoga, Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden, situated within the city center, bordered by an esker to the north and the south by the Karlskoga Church. The site is of interest to the Nobel Prize because of its role in the process of its creation.

History

Facsimile of Alfred Nobel's last will, displayed at Björkborn Manor

Karlshall was constructed between 1882 and 1883 and demolished in 1945.[1] It was a wooden white-colored building, with both pinnacles and towers, surrounded by an iron fence.[2] In 1905, architect Magnus Dahlander renovated it.[1] It served as the courthouse of the Karlskoga Bergslag Hundred from 1884 to 1945.[3] The courthouse's detention center has been preserved and is today an art gallery.[4]

On February 13, 1897, the Karlskoga District Court approved Alfred Nobel's last will at Karlshall.[5][6] Nobel's relatives contested the district court's decision.[5]

Remains of the former building foundation were exposed during the fall of 2022 following the construction of a fountain, which sparked a local debate on how the cultural heritage of Karlshall could be better managed.[7][8][9]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Björk 2019, p. 36.
  2. ↑ Björk 2019, p. 35.
  3. ↑ Trolle Önnerfors, p. 3.
  4. ↑ Hagberg & Torgén, p. 196.
  5. 1 2 Carlsson-Lénart, Mats (29 December 2015). "Alfred Nobels testamente". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Karlskoga bergslag (in Swedish). Karlskoga bergslags hembygdsförening. 1985. p. 83.
  7. ↑ Persson, Anders (12 November 2022). "Grunden till Nobelpriset ligger blottad i Tingshusparken". Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Persson, Anders (24 November 2022). ""Vi gör det vi kan för att rädda det som räddas kan"". Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Rosberg, Alf (23 November 2022). "Insändare: Ta vara på Tingshusets grund". Karlskoga Tidning Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 November 2022.

Works cited

  • Media related to Karlshall at Wikimedia Commons

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