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.
Riddarhyttan | |
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Bäckegruvan in Riddarhyttan | |
Riddarhyttan Riddarhyttan | |
| Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 15°32′53″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västmanland |
| County | Västmanland County |
| Municipality | Skinnskatteberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
| • Total | 431 |
| • Density | 276/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.riddarhyttan.nu |
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