■ Silver mine
The small town is best known for the historic Sala Silver Mine (Sala silvergruva), which is located about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) southwest of the town. It dates back to at least Medieval times, and was in operation until 1908. In 1624, the town of Sala was moved to its current location close to the mine, receiving its royal charter from King Gustavus Adolphus.The silver was important for Sweden’s economy and the base for coin production. A total of 400 tonnes of silver was extracted, and 40,000 tonnes of lead； with at most 3-5 tonnes of silver during a year. The mine eventually reached a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), and a total heading length of 19 km (12 mi).
■ Amenities
The main streets, in terms of retail outlets, are Drottninggatan (which begins at stora torget — the town square — and runs west to Ekebygatan) and Bergsmansgatan (which begins at stora torget and runs east to Kålgårdsgatan). The spa town of Sätra brunn, about 14 km (9 mi) from Sala, is another important place for the town.
□■ Måns Ols Utvärdshus
Måns Ols Utvärdshus is a restaurant on the southeastern shore of Långforsen, a reservoir to the northwest of Sala’s centre. The location was originally a dust keeper’s home, and its first resident was Måns Olsson, who worked at the silver mine between 1709 and 1748. The building’s purpose evolved, and from around 1791 it began serving food and drink. Starting in the summer seasons from the late 19th century, the venue played host to carnivals, performances and competitions. The current building was erected in the 1960s. The Skanevall family took over the business in 2002.
■ Transportation
Sala’s bus and train station is located on Stationsplan, a short semi-circular road off Väsbygatan. About 35 trains from Stockholm Central Station (either directly or indirectly) arrive at the station each day, with around 40 making the return trip. The three high-speed SJ Snabbtåg trips take about one hour and twenty minutes. Journeys on SJ InterCity trains take a similar amount of time and run seven times a day. The slower SJ Regionaltåg trains take just over two hours but make around 20 trips from the capital. There is one SJ Tåg i Bergslagen, which departs Stockholm at 22:14 and is direct to Sala. The SJ trains that pass through terminate at either Stockholm, Linköping, Falun, Mora (once per day), Uppsala or Västerås. Sala’s airfield, Salanda flygfält, is located just east of highway 56, between Norrkivsta and Kumlaby. It is the home of Salaorten Flying Club (Salaorten Flygklubb), which flies Ultralight UL-B aircraft of type Atec Zephyr.
■ Sport
Sala’s football club, Sala FF, play in Division 3 Södra Norrland in Sweden’s fifth tier. They were founded in December 1972, when IF Norden and IFK Sala merged. Their former home was Silvervallen, but they now play at the sports fields on Sportfältsgatan. The first floorball club in the world, Sala IBK, was founded in Sala 1979.
■ Notable people
The impressionist painter Ivan Aguéli was born in Sala in 1869. There is a small museum and a park dedicated to his memory in the centre of the town. Sala is also the domicile of the former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Prime Minister Lena Hjelm-Wallén. She held several ministerial posts in the Social Democratic government in the 1980s and 1990s and has, despite her career in politics, remained in Sala and is still active in local life. Ice hockey player Erik Ersberg was born here. British horror and thriller writer Steven Savile lives in Sala.
■ International relations
Sala is twinned with: Kristinestad, Finland

NE 31.1Km	Färnebofjärden National Park
SW 31.7Km	Västmanland County
SE 31.9Km	Anundshög
SW 33.1Km	Arosvallen
NW 33.5Km	Engelsberg Ironworks
SW 34.0Km	Västerås Cathedral
SE 47.1Km	Mälaren Valley
NW 52.9Km	Hedemora Gamla Theater
SE 57.4Km	Mälaren
NE 57.4Km	Valsgärde

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