{"id":5983,"date":"2023-02-21T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallindensgranit.se\/english\/?p=5983"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:03:14","slug":"stone-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallindensgranit.se\/english\/stone-of-the-year-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone of the year 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldu3xlnh-8d8f5f49d18f496fcf6c543417ae644f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Stone of the year 2023<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh35i1qt-2bb00d19f5ea1fe2f4a730b3e289c9a3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mh35i1qt-2bb00d19f5ea1fe2f4a730b3e289c9a3{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mh35i1qt-2bb00d19f5ea1fe2f4a730b3e289c9a3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-60yh89-6752d2584fdd3ac8ec9b6016cc9cbbdd\">\n.flex_column.av-60yh89-6752d2584fdd3ac8ec9b6016cc9cbbdd{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-60yh89-6752d2584fdd3ac8ec9b6016cc9cbbdd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldu46nfj-7d38f620dded9442181d77b8e75c32f2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Stone of the Year 2023 is Svenstorp Hallandia \u2013 a representative of the unique Hallands gneiss, which is both nature\u2019s own work of art and a geological world heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"445\">Halland Gneiss, or Hallandia as it is most often called when used as building stone, was formed through two mountain-building processes (metamorphoses). Granite and gneiss are in practice made up of the same minerals. Put simply, gneiss is a form of granite that has been \u201crebaked\u201d twice in the bedrock. During the second \u201cbaking\u201d around 1,000 million years ago, the gneiss was created.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"777\">\u2013 Visually, gneiss is often compared to modeling clay that has been mixed into different shades and layers as the dense mass is worked. A polished slab of Halland gneiss can almost resemble a unique piece of modern art \u2013 a painting signed by nature itself, says <strong>Kai Marklin<\/strong>, chairman of the Swedish Stone Industries Federation &#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sten.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sveriges Stenindustrif\u00f6rbund<\/a>&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"1130\">Halland gneiss is found in an area stretching from western Sk\u00e5ne, across Halland, western Sm\u00e5land, and into V\u00e4sterg\u00f6tland. A few years ago, Halland gneiss was also designated a so-called Global Heritage Stone Resource, an international recognition awarded to natural stones that have had particular significance for humanity\u2019s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1656\">If you want to find examples of Halland gneiss in architecture, Halland and Sk\u00e5ne are, unsurprisingly, the obvious choices. Halmstad in particular is a good place to start. The stone quite literally forms a neoclassical and national romantic foundation in the city, with examples such as the Jugend house fa\u00e7ade on Brogatan, designed by city architect Sven Graz; Halmstad Savings Bank, designed by Ivar Tengbom; the S\u00f6ndrum urn by Ferdinand Boberg; and the R\u00f6da Kvarn cinema with its capitals, designed by August Svensson.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"2056\">Already by the mid-1800s, large volumes of Halland gneiss were exported as paving stone to Germany and Denmark. But local quarrying has been going on much longer. In total, remains from around 500 quarries have been found in Halland. The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) has also designated these areas as of national interest \u2013 protected areas with particularly valuable substances or minerals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2424\">Stone of the Year \u2013 Svenstorp Hallandia is quarried by Hallindens Granit near Svenstorp, one of the few places where Halland gneiss is still extracted today. \u2013 It is a small part of our total production but a very important one. Svenstorp is so unique that it often acts as a \u201cdoor opener\u201d to many customers, says <strong>J\u00f6rgen Lundgren<\/strong>, CEO of Hallindens Granit.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2771\">At the same time, he emphasizes that Halland gneiss places high demands on clients, processing, and installation. \u2013 When it is used as building stone, you want the unique pattern and structure of the stone to be revealed in a way that does justice to both the stone and the architecture. It is fantastically beautiful when split or flamed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2773\" data-end=\"3019\">One of <strong>J\u00f6rgen Lundgren\u2019s<\/strong> favorite projects is the cemetery in S\u00f6ndrum. \u2013 There you truly see an example of a knowledgeable client, beautiful stone, good processing, and careful installation. 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