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Country
  
Sweden

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
2080

Province
  
Dalarna County

Team
  
Falu IF

Seat
  
Falun

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Website
  
www.falun.se

University
  
Dalarna University

Falun Municipality wwwfalunseimages1860eb88da14d6f76e59148a0143

Points of interest
  
Carl Larsson‑gården, Bjursås SkiCenter, Kristine Church - Falun, Rockstad Falun AB, Thunströms Köpmansgård (Tradesm

Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine.

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Map of Falun, Sweden

The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

Localities

  • Bengtsheden
  • Bjursås
  • Danholn
  • Grycksbo
  • Falun (seat)
  • Linghed
  • Sundborn
  • Svärdsjö
  • Sågmyra
  • Toftbyn
  • Vika

    • Local politics

    The Falu Party is a party with local interests.

    Sister cities

    The following places have sister cities agreements with Falun:

  • Hamina, Finland
  • Grudziądz, Poland
  • Gütersloh, Germany
  • Vordingborg, Denmark

    • Falun also has two cooperation towns without formal sistering treaty:

  • Kimberley, South Africa
  • Pskov, Russia

    • References

    Falun Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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