Svealand
Dalarna
Falun Municipality

Great Pit

Great Pit is a locality in , . Great Pit is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mine museum and Falun city library.

Museum
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Library
Photo: Vitplister, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Mojj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falun Mine and Gamla Herrgården.

Locality
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was a mine in , , that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two-thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the administrative centre of the province in . It's the largest town in the area with about 40,000 inhabitants, slightly more than its close neighbour and friendly rival .

Great Pit

Latitude
60.59931° or 60° 35′ 58″ north
Longitude
15.61241° or 15° 36′ 45″ east
Open location code
9FGQHJX6+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 583003121
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q10681116
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In Other Languages

“Great Pit” goes by many names.
  • Swedish: “Stora stöten”
  • Swedish: “Stora Stöten”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Östra Utkiken and Carl XVI Gustafs viewing point.

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