1027 SE - Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)

Brief Description

"The enormous mining excavation known as the Great Pit at Falun is the most striking feature of a landscape that illustrates the activity of copper production in this region since at least the 13th century. The 17th-century planned town of Falun with its many fine historic buildings, together with the industrial and domestic remains of a number of settlements spread over a wide area of the Dalarna region, provide a vivid picture of what was for centuries one of the world's most important mining areas."

法伦的大铜山采矿区

"法伦大矿坑庞大的开采挖掘是其最惊人的景观，表现了该地区的采矿活动至少开始于13世纪。17世纪开始规划的法伦镇有许多精美的历史性建筑，加之达拉纳地区工业经济时代和家庭经济时代的大量居民遗址，展示给世人一幅几个世纪前世界上最重要的采矿区的生动画面。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1027

Courtesy of MerJade from postcrossing forum