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Dalarna (Lake Siljan area)
The heartland of Swedish folk culture where Midsummer celebrations around the maypole are at their most traditional beside Lake Siljan.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Dalarna, Sweden · Europe
Falun sits on the route: 20 minutes from Ornäs, 55km from Lake Siljan Loop.
Falun is a town located in Dalarna, Sweden. With a population of 37,291, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Falun sits in Sweden, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Stockholm time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Falun to your route.
Falun (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfɑ̂ːlɵn]) is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants.
Falun was originally famous for itsRead more
copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed (since 1992).
Faluån is a river, flowing through the city, separating it into two sides. Falu copper mine is located on one of the sides which during many centuries was one of Sweden's main business. This side of the river was usually called "the mining side", where not many plants grew due to the toxic smoke which contaminated the soil. On the other side of the river, where the smoke did not reach, set many large villas, which made this side to be called "the delightful side". The centre of Falun consists of classical pedestrian streets with small shops. In 1998, the city claimed the award of "the city centre of the year" in Sweden.
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. Dalarna University, with its 18 000 students, has a campus located in Falun ― close to the national ski stadium where the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships has taken place a number of times, most recently in 2015.
The name of Falun has influenced the names of some Swedish items associated with the town, such as Falu red (a paint color), Falu rågrut (a type of rye crispbread), Falu ättika (a type of distilled vinegar) and Falukorv.
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Falun is located in Dalarna, Sweden, Europe. The coordinates are 60.6036 latitude, 15.6260 longitude.
Falun has a population of approximately 37,291 people, making it a town in Sweden.
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The heartland of Swedish folk culture where Midsummer celebrations around the maypole are at their most traditional beside Lake Siljan.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A folkloric drive around Dalarna's meteorite-crater lake, past red cottages, midsummer poles and Tällberg views.
55 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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