Assemblégatan

The street's name is a reminder of an important building. It was the site of the Assemblé House, the town's great gathering place and home of the iron exchange, once a year from 1786 to the mid-19th century. "Assembler" means gathering in French (the fashionable language of the time).

Jonas Alströmer came here and Värmlands Hushållningssällskap, Venerns Seglationsstyrelse and Wermlands Provinsialbank were founded here. Nils Ericsson presented his railway plans here - in a house that was both a business hub and an entertainment venue. Upstairs, up to 300 guests from the mill society danced on the rough plank floor.

When the heyday of iron faded, the house lost its role. It burned down in 1955 - but the name lives on, as a whisper of the importance the place once had.