11 Facts About Falun

Falun was originally famous for its copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed .

In 2001, the city, the copper mine, and mining areas of Falun were added to the list of world heritage sites by the United Nations, which means that the city is worth preserving, as it is considered to be of interest for all of humanity.

Name of Falun has influenced the names of some Swedish items associated with the town, such as Falu red, Falu ragrut, Falu attika and Falukorv.

Town of Falun is known to have existed in the 14th century as a market place for the surrounding lands.

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

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The climate of Falun is more continental than most of Sweden since it is relatively far from large bodies of waters moderating temperatures.

Falugatan is a street in Falun and has since the 15th century functioned as a connection between eastern and western Falun.

When Falun, officially became a city, in 1641, it was this street that named the city to Falun.

Centralpalatset is a building located on Stora Torget in Falun and is a monumental building, decorated in Art Nouveau.

Wiklunds Glas was a building on Asgatan in Falun and was designed in a combination between Art Nouveau and Renaissance in the Low Countries.

Again, Falun applied for the 1992 Winter Olympics but lost out to Albertville, France, in 1986.