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Explore Backgarden in Sweden

Backgarden in the region of Dalarna is a town in Sweden - some 134 mi or ( 215 km ) North-West of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Backgarden is now 07:35 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Västerås, Uppsala, Studsarvet, Storsveden, and Stockholm. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Västerås . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Backgarden ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dalarna County

Dalarna County (Dalarnas län) is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west. The capital is Falun. The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner).

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Located at 60.68 15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Counties of Sweden, Dalarna, Dalarna County

Varpan

Varpan is a lake just north of Falun in Sweden. Its surface is about 115 meters above sea level.

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Located at 60.65 15.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Lakes of Sweden

Great Copper Mountain

Great Copper Mountain 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. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries. Since 2001 it has been designated a UNESCO world heritage site as well as a museum.

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Located at 60.60 15.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Dalarna County, Copper mines in Sweden, Industry museums in Sweden, Mining museums, Museums in Dalarna County, Show mine, Surface mines in Sweden, Underground mines in Sweden, World Heritage Sites in Sweden

Falun Municipality

Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun. Falun is the second biggest city and provincial capital of Dalarna County. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine. The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

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Located at 60.60 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Dalarna County, Municipalities of Sweden

Gruvrisskolan

Gruvrisskolan is an elementary school located in Falun, Sweden. The school, built in 1992, was the first "F-9" (preschool to ninth grade) school in Falun. The school holds a good score in the Swedish school ranking system.

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Located at 60.58 15.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Schools in Sweden