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Bergslagen (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 for "Mountain's Law") is a historically, culturally, and linguistically distinct mining district located north of Lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
 in northern Svealand
Svealand

Svealand or Sweden Proper is the historical core Lands of Sweden of Sweden. It is located in south central Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by G?taland....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. In Bergslagen mining
Mining

Mining is the extraction of value minerals or other geology materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, Sodium chloride and potash....
 and metallurgic
Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic Chemical element, their intermetallics, and their mixtures, which are called alloys....
 industry have been important since the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
. The region is to be distinguished from Malmfälten
Malmfälten

Malmf?lten is a major mining district in Sweden, centred around the northern towns of Kiruna and Malmberget....
 ("the Ore Fields"), the mining district of northernmost Sweden centered at the towns of Kiruna
Kiruna

Kiruna is the northernmost Stad in Sweden, situated in Lapland, Sweden province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County....
 and Malmberget
Malmberget

Malmberget is a mining town in G?llivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, northern Sweden . It has 5,600 inhabitants. It is situated 5 km from the municipal seat G?llivare....
, that has been of greater importance during the 20th century.

Bergslagen covers part of the provinces
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 of Västmanland
Västmanland

is a historical Provinces of Sweden, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, N?rke, V?rmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden....
, Dalarna
Dalarna

is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in central Sweden. English name forms established in literature are Dalecarlia and the Dales....
 (the southern part), and Värmland
Värmland

is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Dalsland, Dalarna, V?stmanland and N?rke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west....
 (the eastern part).






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Bergslagen (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
 for "Mountain's Law") is a historically, culturally, and linguistically distinct mining district located north of Lake Mälaren
Mälaren

Lake M?laren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes V?nern and V?ttern. Its area is 1,140 km? and its greatest depth is 64 m. The lake drains, from southwest to northeast, into the Baltic Sea through S?dert?lje kanal, Hammarbyslussen, Karl Johanslussen and Norrstr?m....
 in northern Svealand
Svealand

Svealand or Sweden Proper is the historical core Lands of Sweden of Sweden. It is located in south central Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by G?taland....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. In Bergslagen mining
Mining

Mining is the extraction of value minerals or other geology materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein or seam. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, Sodium chloride and potash....
 and metallurgic
Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic Chemical element, their intermetallics, and their mixtures, which are called alloys....
 industry have been important since the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
. The region is to be distinguished from Malmfälten
Malmfälten

Malmf?lten is a major mining district in Sweden, centred around the northern towns of Kiruna and Malmberget....
 ("the Ore Fields"), the mining district of northernmost Sweden centered at the towns of Kiruna
Kiruna

Kiruna is the northernmost Stad in Sweden, situated in Lapland, Sweden province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County....
 and Malmberget
Malmberget

Malmberget is a mining town in G?llivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, northern Sweden . It has 5,600 inhabitants. It is situated 5 km from the municipal seat G?llivare....
, that has been of greater importance during the 20th century.

Bergslagen covers part of the provinces
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
 of Västmanland
Västmanland

is a historical Provinces of Sweden, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders S?dermanland, N?rke, V?rmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden....
, Dalarna
Dalarna

is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap in central Sweden. English name forms established in literature are Dalecarlia and the Dales....
 (the southern part), and Värmland
Värmland

is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Dalsland, Dalarna, V?stmanland and N?rke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west....
 (the eastern part). Typical towns in the area include Nora
Nora, Sweden

Nora is a urban areas of Sweden in the traditional province V?stmanland and the historical mining district Bergslagen in central Sweden and the seat of Nora Municipality, ?rebro County....
, Fagersta
Fagersta

Fagersta is an industrial town in V?stmanland, Sweden and the seat of Fagersta Municipality, V?stmanland County....
, Sala
Sala, Sweden

Sala is a town in V?stmanland, Sweden and the seat of Sala Municipality, V?stmanland County....
, Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn

Kristinehamn is a town in the province V?rmland in western Sweden and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, V?rmland County.Geography ...
, Filipstad
Filipstad

Filipstad is a urban areas of Sweden in the Sweden province V?rmland and the seat of Filipstad Municipality, V?rmland County.Filipstad was granted city privileges in 1611 by Charles IX of Sweden, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip ....
, Ludvika
Ludvika

Ludvika is a urban areas of Sweden in Dalarna, Sweden and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County.The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....
 and Hedemora
Hedemora

Hedemora is the oldest urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden of Dalarna and the seat of Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County. It has a population of about 7,300....
. Also parts of northern Östergötland
Östergötland

?sterg?tland is a one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Sm?land, V?sterg?tland, N?rke, S?dermanland, and the Baltic Sea....
, around Finspång
Finspång

Finsp?ng is an industrial town in ?sterg?tland, Sweden and the seat of Finsp?ng Municipality, ?sterg?tland County.Finsp?ng is a traditional industrial town....
, as well as southern Närke
Närke

is a traditional Provinces of Sweden or landskap in middle Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, V?rmland, V?stmanland, S?dermanland and ?sterg?tland....
 can be included, then often referring to South Bergslagen. A wider definition of the area can include parts of Gästrikland
Gästrikland

, is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, V?stmanland, Dalarna, H?lsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia....
 (Hofors
Hofors

Hofors is an industrial town in G?strikland, Sweden and the seat of Hofors Municipality, G?vleborg County....
) and Uppland
Uppland

Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
 (the former iron manufacturing district centred around Dannemora
Dannemora, Sweden

Dannemora is an old mining town in ?sthammar Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden...
) as well.

History

The conflict of interests between iron exports from Bergslagen and territorial conflicts at Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
's southern border was a chief reason behind the Engelbrekt rebellion
Engelbrekt rebellion

The Engelbrekt rebellion was a rebellion in 1434-1436 led by Sweden nobleman Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson against Eric of Pomerania, the king of the Kalmar Union....
 in 1434 and the following strifes that ultimately resulted in the dissolution of the Kalmar Union
Kalmar Union

The Kalmar Union is a historiography term meaning a series of personal unions that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch, though intermittently....
 in 1523.

Minerals and mining

The area is very rich in minerals. Mining has been focused on iron ore for centuries but other ores has been mined as well. Most mines are now closed, but in the 1970s many mines were still in operation. The earliest signs of iron making dates back to 400 BC while industrial scale activities dates back to the 17th century.

At Långban, where iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 and manganese
Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a Oxidation state in nature , and in many minerals....
 has been mined, 270 mineral species has been reported to date. Many of these minerals are unique to the Långban deposit, and 67 minerals were first found at this site.

See also

  • Category:Mountain Districts of Bergslagen
    • Falu red
      Falu red

      Falu red or Falun red is the name of a Swedish, deep red paint well known for its use on wooden cottages and Barn s. The paint originated from the copper mine at Falun in Dalarna, Sweden....
    • Roslagen
      Roslagen

      Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of Uppland province in Sweden, which also constitutes the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago....
    • Mälaren Valley
      Mälaren Valley

      The M?laren Valley , occasionally referred to as Stockholm-M?laren Region , is the easternmost part of Svealand, the catchment area of M?laren and the surrounding municipalities....


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