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Falun


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Falun

Place Type
political
Description
Flourished early due to surrounding copper deposits, which are now largely depleted; is still headquarters of Stora Kopparberg mining company, founded 1347; it funded King Gustav II's campaigns in Thirty Years War.
Source
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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