Sala (Sweden)

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Sala
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Sala
Sala
Localization of Västmanland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västmanland County
Historical Province (landskap): Vastmanland
Municipality  : Sala
Coordinates : 59 ° 55 '  N , 16 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 55 '  N , 16 ° 16'  E
SCB code : 6312
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 13,087 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 11.66 km²
Population density : 1122 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Västmanland County

Sala is a place ( tätort ) in the Swedish province County Västmanland and the historical province Västmanland .

The main town of the municipality of the same name was granted city rights by King Gustav II Adolf in 1624 .

Silver mine

Shaft building of the silver mine

The place was initially not where it is today, but at the nearby silver mine , which was built at the time of Gustav Vasa . The city was moved to its current location when it was granted city rights. The mine was in operation from the 15th century to 1908 and is now one of the local attractions. In addition to silver, lead was also mined.

traffic

automobile

Reichsstrasse 56 and 70 intersect in Sala, and the 72 from Uppsala ends here . The 70 originally ran right through the city, this route was replaced in 2008 by a bypass road south of the city center.

railroad

The station is located at the opened in September 1873, originally as stambanan Norra designated Dala Line . In 1875 the Sala – Tillberga line was added and in 1901 the Sala – Gävle line, which was closed again in 1964 . The SJ long-distance trains between Stockholm and Borlänge stop in Sala. Sala is also the terminus of the Upptåget regional trains from Uppsala and the SJ regional trains from Västerås.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Sala  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)