Riddarhyttan
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Skinnskatteberg Municipality |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Province | Västmanland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 1.57 km² (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 500 |
| - Density | 319/km² (826.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: riddarhyttan.nu | |
Riddarhyttan is an old mining town in Skinnskatteberg Municipality, Sweden. It has an old iron mining tradition, which can be followed back to the last centuries before Christ. The last mine was closed down in 1979, and the town today has 500 inhabitants.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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