Riddarhyttan

Riddarhyttan is a locality in Skinnskatteberg Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden, with 431 inhabitants in 2010. It has an old iron mining tradition, which can be followed back to the last centuries before Christ. The last mine was closed down in 1979.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Riddarhyttan
Settlement.image_skyline: Bäckegruvan.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Bäckegruvan in Riddarhyttan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västmanland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Skinnskatteberg Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västmanland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västmanland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.56
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 431
Settlement.population_density_km2: 276
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Riddarhyttan
Country: Sweden
Located in: Skinnskatteberg Municipality
Population: 297
Area: 80
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: riddarhyttan.nu
Image: Bäckegruvan.JPG

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography and geology
History
References
External links

== Geography and geology == Riddarhyttan is, along with Skinnskatteberg, one of only two urban areas or localities (more than 200 inhabitants) in the Skinnskatteberg Municipality in the western part of Västmanland County, on the border to Örebro County. It is located in the north of the historical province of Västmanland. The area of the locality, as defined by Statistics Sweden, is 1.56 km2.

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