Skinnskatteberg Municipality

Skinnskatteberg is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västmanland County and the historic province of Västmanland. The main town of the municipality is Skinnskatteberg.

Geography

In the town there are many lakes and waters, together exactly 244, which account for some eight percent of the area of the municipality.

History

The Harde Skinnskatteberg that matches even today with the municipal boundary, has been attributed in the Middle Ages the historic province of Dalarna. With the provincial reforms by Axel Oxenstierna was Västmanland County slammed and has since been regarded as part of the historical province of Västmanland.

Places

These two places are villages ( tätorter ):

  • Skinnskatteberg
  • Riddarhyttan
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