Falun

Summary

Falun is an urban area in Sweden^[1]. Falun ranks in the top 2% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Falun från Radiohuset.jpg^[6].
• Falun's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[7].
• Falun's coat of arms image is recorded as Falun vapen.svg^[8].
• Falun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hamina^[9].
• Falun's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246432516^[10].
• Falun's GND ID is recorded as 4016392-1^[11].
• Falun's locator map image is recorded as Tätort Falun.jpeg^[12].
• Falun's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79060238^[13].
• Falun's Commons category is recorded as Falun^[14].
• Falun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Falun's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Falun's local dialing code is recorded as 023^[17].
• Falun's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.602736713846, 'lon': 15.656063817692}^[18].
• Falun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03_0zt^[19].
• Falun's Swedish urban area code is recorded as T6504^[20].
• Falun's official website is recorded as http://www.falun.se^[21].
• Falun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Falun^[22].
• Falun's Commons gallery is recorded as Falun^[23].
• Falun's page banner is recorded as Falun Banner Mine.jpg^[24].
• Falun's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 79c088ee-da48-4427-a611-e1293ace15e7^[25].
• Falun's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/Sweden/Dalarna_County/Localities/Falun/^[26].
• Falun's population is recorded as {'amount': '+37291'}^[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's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+110'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+37291'}^[27], {'amount': '+37496'}^[34], {'amount': '+38039'}^[35], {'amount': '+38356'}^[36], {'amount': '+38476'}^[37], and {'amount': '+38748'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Falun's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Falun include Falun Township^[39], a township of Minnesota^[40], in United States^[41].

Why It Matters

Falun ranks in the top 2% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2] Falun has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Falun is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Falun include Falun Township^[39], a township of Minnesota^[40], in United States^[41].