(from the UNESCO site).Called “Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun” on the UNESCO site, the UNESCO designation isn’t just for the “Great Pit.
It includes the planned town of Falun that dates to the 17th century, as well as remains of the copper industry across much of the region.
At the Falun Copper Mine, a small craft company still produces Falun Red pigment from the tailings found around the mine.
That town, also called Falun, was planned and built in the 17th century and is today a charming collection of wooden houses, painted red, of course.