Shafthead building

Shafthead building is a building in Falun Municipality, Dalarna. Shafthead building is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Drottningens utkik, as well as near Carl XVI Gustafs viewing point.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mine museum and Falun city library.

Mine museum

Museum

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

Mine museum is situated 410 metres north of Shafthead building.

Falun city library

Library

Photo: Vitplister, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Falun city library is situated 1½ km northeast of Shafthead building.

Dalarnas Museum

Museum

Photo: Mojj, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalarnas Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of Shafthead building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falun Mine and Great Pit.

Falun Mine was a mine in Falun, Sweden, 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.

Great Pit

Locality

Photo: Spito, Public domain.

Great Pit is a locality.

Falun

Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falun is the administrative centre of the Dalarna province in Sweden. It's the largest town in the area with about 40,000 inhabitants, slightly more than its close neighbour and friendly rival Borlänge.

Shafthead building

Type: Building
Also known as: “Oscars lave”
Location: Falun Municipality, Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.59671° or 60° 35′ 48″ north

Longitude

15.61405° or 15° 36′ 51″ east

Height

40 metres (131 feet)

Open location code

9FGQHJW7+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 89022707

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mineshaft

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