Falun World Heritage

Falun World Heritage Site

Stora Kopparberget, the great copper mountain with the surrounding landscape, is a unique memorial to Sweden´s earliest history as an industrial nation.

Stora Kopparberget and Falun were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001.

The Justification of the World Heritage Committee

The historical landscape around the Great Copper mountain and Falun is one of the world’s most important areas for mining and metal production. Mining came to an end in the closing years of the 20th century, but it exercised a profound influence on the technical, economic, social and political development of Sweden and Europe for many centuries.

Links

www.varldsarvetfalun.se – in English, German and Swedish

 

The Horse Stairs in the Copper Mine.
Photo: Bengt A. Lundberg, National Heritage Board, 1997

The Copper Mine in Falun.
Photo: Bengt A. Lundberg, National Heritage Board, 1997