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| Administration | |
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The provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but function as historical and cultural entities. In the case of Dalarna a corresponding administrative Dalarna County has almost, but not exactly, the same boundaries as the province, except for a part of the north-east (Hamra parish, also known as Orsa Finnmark) which forms part of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County.
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| Heraldry | |
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Dalarna's coat of arms dates from 1560; the use of two crossed arrows as a symbol precedes this. The province is also a duchy and the arms include a ducal coronet. Blazon: "Azure, two Dalecarlian Arrows Or in saltire point upwards pointed Argent and in chief a Crown of the first". As early as 1525 the arrows appeared in use on a seal. Dalarna County uses the same coat of arms, granted for the then Kopparberg County in 1936.
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| Geography | |
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Lake Siljan features in the middle part of Dalarna, and the Västerdal River and Österdal River join the Dal River.
The northern part of the province lies within the Scandinavian mountain range: mountainous country with many glacier-created lakes. The southern part consists of plains, with several mines, most notably copper, traditionally forming part of Bergslagen.
Highest point is Storvätteshågna, 1,204 meters above sea-level. Lowest point is at 55 meters, in the south-east part.
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| Cities | |
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Dalarna was historically divided into chartered cities and districts:
Avesta (1641 - 1686, renewed 1919)
Borlänge (1944, as Borlængio By 1390)
Falun (1641)
Hedemora (approximately 1400)
Ludvika (1919)
Säter (1642)
The cities are since 1971 seats of their respective municipalities.
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| National parks | |
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Färnebofjärden
Fulufjället
Hamra
Töfsingdalen
Lake Runn (Runnsjön) close to Torsång (Borlänge)
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| History | |
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The province of Dalarna formed part of Svealand before the formation of Sweden in the 11th century.
Three historically notorious rebellions started in the Dalarna province:
In 1434, led by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, the miners rose against the oppression of the officers of Eric of Pomerania.
In 1519–1523 Gustavus Vasa found his staunchest supporters among the miners in his revolt against the Kalmar Union under Christian II of Denmark.[4]
In 1743, the Dalecarlian Rebellion against the Hats, which was the last major peasants' uprising in Sweden.
A giant Dala horse in central Avesta.
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| Culture | |
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A Daleswoman from Leksand in traditional folk dress, 1911.
Historically, Dalarna has enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings (often centered on Biblical themes) and handicrafts[citation needed]. The province preserved longer than any other the use of the Runic alphabet, a local dialect of which, the so called Dalecarlian runes or Dalrunes, survived into the 19th century.[5]
A famous symbol of the province is the Dalecarlian horse, in Swedish Dalahäst, a painted and decorated wooden horse. Sulky-racing is popular in the region. The high level of calcium in the soil favours horse breeding.
Vasaloppet, a cross-country skiing race (the world's longest) of 90 km, takes place annually, on the first Sunday of March, between Sälen and Mora. It commemorates the ski-borne escape of Gustav Ericson, who would later become King Gustav I of Sweden, from Danish troops in 1520.
UNESCO has named the mining area of the Stora Kopparberg ("Great Copper Mountain") in Falun a World heritage site.
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| Notable natives | |
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Lars "Kuprik" Bäckman, chef
Jussi Björling, opera singer
Kristian Matsson, folk musician (The Tallest Man on Earth)
Cryonic Temple, heavy metal band from Borlänge
Björn Dixgård, musician (Mando Diao)
Johan Erik Forsström (1775-1824), naturalist
Lars Frölander, swimmer
Mimmi Hjorth, golfer (LPGA Tour)
Hypocrisy (band), death metal band from Ludvika
Emil Janel, Swedish-American artist
Anders Kallur, former ice hockey player (New York Islanders)
Jenny Kallur, sprinter
Sanna Kallur, sprinter
Nils Karlsson ("Mora-Nisse"), skier
Patrick Johansson, musician, drummer (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Carl Larsson, artist (painter)
Gustaf de Laval (1845-1913), inventor and engineer
Niklas Lidström, ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Kalle Moraeus, musician
Gunnar Myrdal, politician
Gustaf Norén, musician (Mando Diao)
Charlie Norman, pianist
Karin Park, singer, songwriter actor, pop star
Birgit Ridderstedt, folk singer
Sabaton (band), power metal band from Falun
Scar Symmetry, death metal band from Avesta
Björn Skifs, singer, actor
Gunde Svan, skier, "celebrity".
Hans Werthén, former CEO of Electrolux
Anders Zorn, artist (painter)
Johan "Shamaatae" Lahger, Frontman of the Black metal band Arckanum
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| Dukes | |
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Since 1772, Swedish Kings have designated princes as dukes of various provinces, a nominal title.
Prince August (1831-1873)
Prince Carl Johan (from his birth in 1916 until his loss of succession rights in 1947)
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| Districts | |
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The Swedish provinces were subdivided into the Hundreds of Sweden, in effect until early 20th century.
In some provinces the sub-dividing was through districts. Dalarna had only one chartered hundred – the others were court districts.
Folkare Hundred
Grangärde Court District
Hedemora and Garpenberg Court District
Husby Court District
Kopparberg and Aspeboda Court District
Leksand Court District
Malung Court District
Mora Court District
Norrbärke Court District
Nås Court District
Orsa Court District
Rättvik Court District
Skedvi Grand Court District
Sundborn Court District
Sveg Court District
Svärdsjö Court District
Särna Court District
Söderbärke Court District
Torsång Court District
Tuna Grand Court District
Vika Court District
Älvdalen Court District
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| References | |
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^ Statistics Sweden
^ Eric Linklater in The Life of Charles XII pp. 53-54 & throughout
^ Robert Nisbet Bain in Gustavus III and His Contemporaries, Volume Two London 1894 & New York 1970 pp. 33-35 & throughout
^ a b Volume V07, Page 764 of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. (online link)
^ http://www.nordiska.uu.se/arkiv/konferenser/alvdalska/Sapir.pdf
(Swedish) article Dalarna from Nordisk familjebok. In Swedish.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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| External links | |
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Dalarna - Tourist site
Pictures from Dalarna
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