Falun
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| a city in central Sweden: iron and pyrites mines. Pop: 55 009 (2004 est) | |
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falun
town, capital of the lan (county) of Dalarna and major town of the traditional landskap (province) of Dalarna, central Sweden. It lies along the Falu River, which links Runn and Varpan lakes.
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Falun
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