Styggforsen
The Styggforsen is a waterfall near the village of Boda in the Swedish municipality of Rättvik in Dalarna . The fall height of the waterfall is 36 m.
The waterfall is located in a 12.32 hectare nature reserve. At the lower reaches of the waterfall there are interesting geological formations that were formed around 360 million years ago as a result of a meteorite impact on today's Lake Siljan . Also at the foot of the waterfall is a small cave called the "Troll Hole".
The area around the waterfall was used industrially, mainly for mills of various types. A restored cement mill illustrates how it worked in the pre-industrial era.
The lower part of the Styggforsen
Geological formations on the lower reaches
The "Troll Hole" at the bottom of the waterfall
Web links
- Leaflet of the Länsstyrelsen (Swedish, PDF (832 kB))
Coordinates: 61 ° 0 ′ 33.3 " N , 15 ° 11 ′ 48.4" E