Riddarhyttan

Riddarhyttan
Bäckegruvan in Riddarhyttan
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Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 15°32′53″E / 59.80806°N 15.54806°E / 59.80806; 15.54806
Country	Sweden
Province	Västmanland
County	Västmanland County
Municipality	Skinnskatteberg Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	431
• Density	276/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.riddarhyttan.nu

Riddarhyttan is a locality in Skinnskatteberg Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden, with 431 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It has an old iron mining tradition, which can be followed back to the last centuries before Christ. The last mine was closed down in 1979.