10 largest libraries in Europe

10. National Library of Sweden

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• total amount of collected materials: 18,000,000
• coordinates: 59°20′17″N 018°04′20″E
• location: Stockholm, Sweden
• number of books: 2,800,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 165,000
• place in the world: 19

9. Berlin State Library

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• total amount of collected materials: 23,400,000
• coordinates: 52°30′23″N 13°22′13″E
• location: Berlin, Germany
• number of books: 12,300,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: ???
• place in the world: 15

8. Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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• total amount of collected materials: 26,500,000
• coordinates: 59.944°N 30.297°E
• location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
• number of books: 12,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: ???
• place in the world: 14

7. Biblioteca Nacional de España

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• total amount of collected materials: 33,100,000
• coordinates: 40°23′00″N 3°43′00″W
• location: Madrid, Spain
• number of books: 15,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 115,000
• place in the world: 13

6. German National Library

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• total amount of collected materials: 36,100,000
• coordinates: 51°19′20,44″N 12°23′48,11″E
• location: Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• number of books: 15,500,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 175,000
• place in the world: 12

5. National Library of Russia

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• total amount of collected materials: 36,475,000
• coordinates: 59°56′01″N 030°20′08″E
• location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
• number of books: 15,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 1,150,000
• place in the world: 11

4. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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• total amount of collected materials: 40,000,000
• coordinates: 48°50′01″N 2°22′33″E
• location: Paris, France
• number of books: 15,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 1,300,000
• place in the world: 9

3. Royal Library, Denmark

• total amount of collected materials: 42,500,000
• coordinates: 55°40′25.77″N 12°34′55.95″E
• location: Copenhagen, Denmark
• number of books: 6,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 1,450,000
• place in the world: 8

2. Russian State Library

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• total amount of collected materials: 47,000,000
• coordinates: 59°56′01″N 30°20′08″E
• location: Moscow, Russia
• number of books: 15,000,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 964,000
• place in the world: 6

1. British Library

• total amount of collected materials: 200,000,000
• coordinates: 51°31′46″N 0°07′37″W
• location: London, UK
• number of books: 13,950,000
• number of people visiting the library per year: 1,750,000
• place in the world: 1