You have now arrived at stop 9 of the Children's Tour, "The Fine Side."
It's unbelievable. Slag is everywhere here! Even this street is named after it.
Now let's say it once and for all - slag is all the waste that was discarded when the valuable metals were extracted from the rocks in the Mine.
Some slag is visible - it lies in large heaps around Falun. The clever thing was that they realized they could reuse that material. They built walls and houses out of slag.
Under the street we're standing on and at Holmtorget in front of Dalarna Museum, there is a thick, thick layer of slag. It's not visible, but I promise you it's there. And there's plenty of it in Falu River too.
"Towards Stora Torget! Shall we see what kind of stones lie there?"
This city tour is funded by Tillväxtverket.
Now let's say it once and for all - slag is all the waste that was discarded when the valuable metals were extracted from the rocks in the Mine.
Some slag is visible - it lies in large heaps around Falun. The clever thing was that they realized they could reuse that material. They built walls and houses out of slag.
Under the street we're standing on and at Holmtorget in front of Dalarna Museum, there is a thick, thick layer of slag. It's not visible, but I promise you it's there. And there's plenty of it in Falu River too.
"Towards Stora Torget! Shall we see what kind of stones lie there?"
This city tour is funded by Tillväxtverket.
