Sala

Sala is a locality and the seat of Sala Municipality in Vastmanland County, Sweden. As of 2010, it has a population of 12,289. Sala is the home of several famous places and people, but it is most known for its silver mine which today is a popular tourist attraction. The main street, in terms of retail outlets, is Drottninggatan, to the west of Stora Torget the town square, and Bergmansgatan, to the east. The spa town of Satra brunn, about nine miles from Sala, is another important place for the town.

Sala's bus and train station is located on Stationsplan, a short semi-circular road off Vasbygatan. About 35 trains from Stockholm Central Station arrive at the station each day, with 39 making the return trip. The three high-speed SJ Snabbtag trips take about one hour and twenty minutes. The first floorball club in the world, Sala IBK, was founded in Sala 1979.