Töcksfors lock station
Töcksfors
The Töcksfors Canal is 112 meters above sea level and is thus Sweden's highest located canal with connection to the sea.
Lock chambers: 2
Elevation: 10,1 m
Duration: 60 minutes
The lower lock is a single lock with a 5 m level difference. Above the lock, the canal is crossed by a fixed country road bridge which reduces the free height from 15 m to 3.6 m. In closing, call the lock keeper from the so-called "Call station" at the waiting bridge.
The upper lock is also a single lock with 5.1 m in level difference. When closing, call the lock guard from the so-called. The "call station" located on the lock hut.
Some history
The name Töcksfors comes from the word "töck" which can almost be translated into fog. The countryside has for many time periods been heavily employed by far worse things than fog. During the battles between Norway, which then belonged to Denmark, and Sweden in the 15th and 16th centuries, the villages in Töcksmark were burnt and destroyed on several occasions. And during the Second World War, many residents risked their lives to save Jews and Norwegian resistance from the Nazis.
In order to utilize the hydropower in Tyxforsen, Töcksfors Järnbruk was founded as early as 1797. Almost 100 years later it was closed down and instead the trench was used for a wood grinding mill.
The canal Stora Lee-Östen, which connects the lake Foxen with lake Töck and lake Östen, was inaugurated as late as 1915. It is 112 meters above sea level and is thus Sweden's highest located canal connecting to the sea.
Today, Töcksfors is a vibrant society with vibrant small industries and good service offerings. Trade development is intimately related to the proximity to Norway. Among other things, there is a large shopping center and a commercial park just outside the center of Töcksfors. Four kilometers south of Töcksfors lies Dusserud and the old farm Ögårn. It was built in 1819 and is today one of the best examples of how people lived long ago.
