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Falun

urban area in Falun Municipality, Sweden
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Falun

Summary

Falun is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Falun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Falun is located in Falun Municipality[3].
  • Falun is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Falun is on the body of water Runn[5].
  • Falun's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].
  • Falun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamina[7].
  • Falun's Commons category is recorded as Falun[8].
  • Falun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[9].
  • Falun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[10].
  • Falun's local dialing code is recorded as 023[11].
  • Falun's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.602736713846, 'lon': 15.656063817692}[12].
  • Falun's official website is recorded as http://www.falun.se[13].
  • Falun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falun[14].
  • Falun's Commons gallery is recorded as Falun[15].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+37291'}[16].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+37496'}[17].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+38039'}[18].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+38356'}[19].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+38476'}[20].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+38748'}[21].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+38749'}[22].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+39492'}[23].
  • Falun has a population of {'amount': '+39939'}[24].
  • Falun's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[25].
  • Falun's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Falun's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Body

Geography

Falun is in the country of Sweden[4]. Falun is located in Falun Municipality[3]. Falun is on the body of water Runn[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2717.19'}[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2516'}[29], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2526'}[30], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2625'}[31], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2743'}[32]. Falun sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+110'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37291'}[16], {'amount': '+37496'}[17], {'amount': '+38039'}[18], {'amount': '+38356'}[19], {'amount': '+38476'}[20], and {'amount': '+38748'}[21].

Designation and Status

Falun's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Falun include Falun Township[34], a township of Minnesota[35], in United States[36].

Why It Matters

Falun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Falun is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Falun include Falun Township[34], a township of Minnesota[35], in United States[36].

Related Entities

Carl Larsson Darja Isaksson Grudziądz Hugo Alfvén Sabaton Sweden

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Localities 2010. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.falun.se
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Falun
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Falun
    Instance of → —
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