Garpenberg

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Garpenberg
Coordinates: 60°19′N16°12′E / 60.317°N 16.200°E / 60.317; 16.200 Coordinates: 60°19′N16°12′E / 60.317°N 16.200°E / 60.317; 16.200
Country Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Hedemora Municipality
Area
[1]
  Total1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [1]
  Total518
  Density338/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Garpenberg is a locality situated in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 518 inhabitants in 2010. [1]

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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, when the main mineral to be mined was iron. There are still active mining operations in Garpenberg today which produce zinc, lead and silver.

Culture

The International Random Film Festival was hosted in Garpenberg in December 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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