{"id":420,"date":"2024-02-21T10:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:43:37","slug":"stenbrotten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/foretaget\/stenbrotten\/","title":{"rendered":"The quarries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-section py-5\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-9\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-4\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Swedish natural stone &#8211; A sustainable building material<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Swedish limestone and marble are some of the most beautiful and durable building stones in the world. Borghamns Stenf\u00f6r\u00e4dling AB quarries limestone along the eastern shore of Lake V\u00e4ttern, while Kolm\u00e5rden Marble operates in the original marble quarries north of Br\u00e5viken. The raw material is several hundred million years old and requires careful handling along with specialized stonemasonry work for refinement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-section py-3\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-12\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-4\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/bghm-brott.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-section py-3\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Kolm\u00e5rden Marble in Ox\u00e5ker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-9\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-4\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The classic Swedish Kolm\u00e5rden Marble, known as \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland\u2019s landscape stone, is currently quarried at a single location: our quarry in Ox\u00e5ker, situated on the shores of Br\u00e5viken, just outside of Norrk\u00f6ping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Kolm\u00e5rden Marble is unique to the northeastern region of \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland and is one of Sweden\u2019s most renowned stone types, recognized internationally as well. In the late 17th century, the marble work in Kolm\u00e5rden received its charter from The Crown; however, long before that, baptismal fonts were already being crafted from this distinctive green stone. At the height of Kolm\u00e5rden marble quarrying, there were over 60 active quarries. Unfortunately, quarrying came to a complete halt in the late 1970s and did not resume until we opened the Ox\u00e5ker quarry in 1993.<br><br>Our quarry is notable for its large natural color variations in the marble. The existence of so many historical quarries explains why there are pieces of Kolm\u00e5rden Marble with a wide range of appearances. We quarry both Kolm\u00e5rden OX and OXL varieties here, with the differing grain patterns achieved by sawing the stone in various directions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100\">\n<figure class=\"lazyload wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Flygfoto \u00f6ver stenbrott i Kolm\u00e5rden\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/1_DJI_0271-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"lazyload wp-element-caption\"><em>The quarry in Kolm\u00e5rden, Ox\u00e5ker from above.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-section py-4\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Limestone from Borghamn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-9\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-4\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our journey began in 1951 when Oskar Ericsson founded our family business, intending to pass it down to his son, Ola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The quarrying of limestone in the Borghamn area dates back over 900 years, with the stone primarily used for constructing churches and monasteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The limestone itself is even older, having formed nearly 485 million years ago. It is twice as old as the other types of limestone quarried today and is significantly denser and harder\u2014comparable in hardness to marble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What sets Borghamn limestone apart is its consistently high quality in terms of color, hardness, and density. We offer our limestone in two colors: light gray and gray-brown.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100\">\n<figure class=\"lazyload wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Flygfoto \u00f6ver stenbrott i Borghamn\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/CS_Ladugarden1898_7mars_2024-49-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"lazyload wp-element-caption\"><em>The quarry in Borghamn, B\u00e5rstad from above.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-section py-3\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Modern mining technology 100% fossil-free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-12\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 bg-transparent p-4\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Please watch our film to follow the complete mining process in Kolm\u00e5rden.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-borghamns-general-content-column col-12 position-relative col-lg-12\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/Kolmardsmarmor-fran-Borghamns-Stenforadling.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Film describing the mining process of Kolm\u00e5rden Marble<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":417,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-420","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584,"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions\/2584"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borghamns-stenforadling.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}