Riddarhyttan

Riddarhyttan
Bäckegruvan in Riddarhyttan
Riddarhyttan
Riddarhyttan
Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 15°32′53″E / 59.80806°N 15.54806°E / 59.80806; 15.54806
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästmanland
CountyVästmanland County
MunicipalitySkinnskatteberg Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total
431
 • Density276/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.riddarhyttan.nu

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.

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