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Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.

Skinnskatteberg Municipality is a municipality in Vastmanland County, in central Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 661.9 square kilometers with a population of 4855 inhabitants and a population density of 7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Its set is in Skinnskatteberg with 2,600 inhabitants. Geographically, 8 percent of the area consists of water streams or lakes. Good for outdoor activities such as walking, hunting and fishing. The area was known as Skinnsackeberg in medieval times, which translates to Skinsack Mountain. The area, located within the mining district of Central Sweden Bergslagen was a mining district since the 14th century, mostly for iron, but copper was also mined there. The municipality has among the most mansions of Sweden's municipalities such as Bagga, Bernshammars, Farna, Jonsarbo, Karmansbo, Nyhammars, Skinnskatteberg and Uttersberg. The mansion of Skinskatteberg is particularly well known. It was constructed in 1779 by architect Wilhelm Hising. Every year a choir assembly is held by the mansion.
 
The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, bordered by Norway in the west, Finland in the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait in the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia in the east. It is connected to Denmark in the southwest by the Oresund Bridge. Sweden has a low population density except in its metropolitan areas, with most of the inland consisting of forests. The country has large natural resources of water, timber, and iron ore.

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