Kortfors (Swedish pronunciation: [kɔʈˈfoːʂ]) is an urban settlement by the railway,[1] situated in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden.

[2] The settlement is located east of Granbergsdal Ironworks, northeast of Karlskoga and southwest of Nora.

[3] At the end of the 17th century, ironmaster Georg de Besche acquired Kortfors,[4] and then by Johan Stensson Hammarström.

[4] At the end of its operational years, in the 20th century, the ironworks was acquired by the AB Héroults Elektriska Stål, established in 1902 by the French metallurgist Paul Héroult.

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