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Coordinates: 60°36′26″N15°37′52″E﻿ / ﻿60.60722°N 15.63111°E﻿ / 60.60722; 15.63111 Coordinates: 60°36′26″N15°37′52″E﻿ / ﻿60.60722°N 15.63111°E﻿ / 60.60722; 15.63111
Country Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Falun Municipality
Charter 1641
  City27.1716 km2 (10.4910 sq mi)
2,052.65 km2 (792.53 sq mi)
110 m (360 ft)
 (31 December 2010) [1]
  Density1,372/km2 (3,550/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
791 xx
Area code(s) (+46) 23
Climate Dfb
Website www.falun.se

Falun (Swedish pronunciation:  [ˈfɑ̂ːlɵn] ) is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. [1] It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants.





The name of Falun has influenced the names of some Swedish items associated with the town, such as Falu red, Falu rågrut (a snack), Falu ättika (a type of vinegar) and Falukorv.



However, an enterprise at that time was nothing more than a cooperative among the owners, each contributing with a share of money for construction, tools, etc., necessary to run the organisation. Depending on their contributions they could use the facilities and share the profits in proportion to the relative sizes of their individual contributions.


The mining area of the Falun Mine has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which also was the name of the mining company of Falun, is today a part of Stora Enso.

During World War II, Falun was the place where the authorities "interned" British and American airmen who happened to land in Sweden or reached the country after landing in German-controlled territories. Unlike civilian refugees from Germany, who were kept in internment camps throughout the country, British and American airmen were placed in hotels and bed and breakfast establishments in the Falun area, and enjoyed relative freedom. [4]


Falun has a humid continental climate (Dfb).


Climate data for Falun (2002–2018 averages; sunshine in Borlänge; extremes since 1901)
Record high °C (°F)12.2
Mean maximum °C (°F)5.0
Average high °C (°F)−1.9
Daily mean °C (°F)−4.9
Average low °C (°F)−7.9
Mean minimum °C (°F)−20.1
Record low °C (°F)−35.6
Average precipitation mm (inches)41.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 47.774.8164.0213.8238.5257.7256.8210.9157.8107.354.447.01,830.7
Source 1: SMHI Open Data [8]
Source 2: SMHI average data 2002–2018 [9]
Climate chart (explanation)
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm

Architectural history

Stora Gruvstugan was designed by Eric Geisler and built between 1771 and 1785 in a Rococo Style, also referred to as Late Baroque. The building is situated by Falun Copper Mine and used to be the main office to the copper mine. In 1882 the building was rebuilt into Berslagets museum. At the beginning of 1920, the mining came close to the structure which made it fragile and extensive repairs were made to the building.

Västra Skolan was built in 1915, based on a design by the city architect in Falun, Klas Boman. The building functioned as a school up until 2010. The tower was a replica of Kristine Kyrka, XVIIth century parish church of Falun, from which one could view the entire low built the city.


Falugatan is a street in Falun and has since the 15th century functioned as a connection between eastern and western Falun. Thanks to its location by the river, this site became an important commerce site for the city. When Falun, officially became a city, in 1641, it was this street that named the city to Falun. The street kept its appearance up until the 1960s when Falun was modernized architectural. During the 1960', four of the five 18th century buildings were demolished and today, the Körsnerska Huset is the only one remaining in its original appearance.




Rådhuset (Town Hall) is located on Stora Torget in Falun. Was built between 1649 and 1653, initially as a one-floor building, but in the 1960s a second floor was added onto the building. In 1761, the building was destroyed in a fire, but was quickly rebuilt and is still, today, standing on the same site.

Varmbadhuset a community swimming pool facility in Falun. It was designed in a National Romantic Style by the city architect Klas Boman and built in 1911. In the 1960s a sports center was planned out for Falun and Varmbadhuset lost its importance and faced demolition in 1974, despite strong protests from the residents in Falun. On the site today is the police station.



There is a number of elementary schools in Falun, as well as a number of gymnasiums.



In sports, Falun hosts the annual Swedish Ski Games at its skiing arena Lugnet, Falun. The city's most successful sports team is the bandy team Falu BS which has played in the Swedish top division for many years. Also, IBF Falun, the floorball male and female teams, have been very successful. Falu FK play in Division 2 Norra Svealand.



Falun is the hometown of 'The Battle', one of the world's most famous snowboard competitions.[ citation needed ]


Notable people


See also


The bandy team of Falu BS executing a corner Falu BS BK vs Kalix Bandy 2013-01-27 01.jpg
The bandy team of Falu BS executing a corner

The following sports clubs are located in Falun:

Annual music festival

Starting in 2008 Falun has been the home of a rock and metal festival called Sabaton Open Air: Rockstad Falun.

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