Riddarhyttan, Sweden304

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We now move to the "Old Skilå Works," ("Gamla Skilåverket) (see "Riddarhyttan Sweden map 3 or 4). This is where the major copper works (smelters) existed before about 1800, dating from the 1600s. The area is depleted of vegetation, owing to the effects of sulfur dioxide and vitriol produced during the roasting process.