Huseby is located between lakes Salen and Åsnen and is an old ironworks with a well-preserved works environment. The oldest name form of Huseby is Hosaby (1419). People have been coming to Huseby and its surroundings for a long time. As soon as you arrive at Huseby Bruk, you can feel the tide of history. Below the car park lie the remains of a village that was located here about 1000 years ago – a Viking village. At excavations in 2008 the remains of 24 buildings, both housing and storage, were found. The houses were made out of wood, with a roof of reeds or straw.
From the 1400s onwards, various people are seen as owners of farms in the village Hosaby, among others the Bishop of Växjö and the knight Magnus Sture.
Arriving in Huseby is like stepping back in time and entering a different world. The river is cascading between the narrow beaks of the buildings, the general store sells old-fashioned cone-shaped bags filled with sweets, the food served here is utilized from the garden and the maid sweeps the castle floors.