Bergslagen mining region

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Swedish industrial history
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
land reclamation
mine tailings
gptkbp:featureType part of the Svecofennian orogeny
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:gold
gptkb:lead
gptkb:poisoning
copper
iron
silver
zinc
cobalt
nickel
manganese
rare earth elements
antimony
tungsten
bismuth
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major mining area since Middle Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bergslagen mining region
gptkbp:industry gptkb:steel
timber industry
paper industry
metalworking
smelting
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Swedish_economy
Swedish industrialization
urban development in central Sweden
gptkbp:knownFor copper mining
silver mining
iron ore mining
zinc mining
gptkbp:language Swedish
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:mainTowns gptkb:Avesta
gptkb:Borlänge
gptkb:Falun
gptkb:Hedemora
gptkb:Kristinehamn
gptkb:Sala
gptkb:Nora
gptkb:Filipstad
gptkb:Grythyttan
gptkb:Kopparberg
gptkb:Ludvika
gptkb:Smedjebacken
gptkbp:miningDeclined 20th century
gptkbp:miningStarted gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Zinkgruvan_Mine
gptkb:Falun_Mine
gptkb:Sala_Silver_Mine
Bispberg Mine
Blötberget Mine
Garpenberg Mine
Grängesberg Mine
Hällefors Mine
Ludvika Mines
Långban Mine
Norberg Mine
Pershyttan Mine
Stollberg Mine
gptkbp:population sparsely populated
gptkbp:region gptkb:Svealand
gptkb:Götaland
gptkbp:status many mines closed
some mines still active
gptkbp:touristAttraction nature reserves
outdoor activities
mining museums
industrial heritage sites
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Falun_Mine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stora_Kopparberget
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8