Garpenberg
| Garpenberg | |
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  Garpenberg | |
| Coordinates: 60°19′N 16°12′E / 60.317°N 16.200°ECoordinates: 60°19′N 16°12′E / 60.317°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Dalarna |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Municipality | Hedemora Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 518 |
| • Density | 338/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Garpenberg is a locality situated in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 518 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Hedemora and Garpenberg Court District, or Hedemora och Garpenbergs tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare.
Mine
Mining in Garpenberg dates back to the 13th-century. Back then the main mineral to be mined was iron. There are still active mining operations in Garpenberg today. The mineral to be mined today are: zinc, lead and silver.
Culture
The International Random Film Festival will be hosted in Garpenberg in December 2013.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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