Dalarna County

Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west. The capital is Falun.

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County virtually encompasses the historical province Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"), that deals with history and culture of the area.

History

In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle. The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor. The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County) was finally created by royal decree in 1647. In 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County.

Locations by population

Pos Locality Population 1 Borlänge 41,734 2 Falun 37,291 3 Avesta 14,506 4 Ludvika 14,498 5 Mora 10,896 6 Hedemora 7,273 7 Leksand 5,934 8 Orsa 5,308 9 Malung 5,126 10 Smedjebacken 5,100 11 Rättvik 4,686 12 Säter 4,429 13 Grängesberg 3,481 14 Insjön 2,149 15 Vansbro 2,026 16 Mockfjärd 1,937 17 Bjursås 1,839 18 Grycksbo 1,825 19 Älvdalen 1,810 20 Långshyttan 1,671 21 Dala-Järna 1,413 22 Djurås 1,278 23 Siljansnäs 1,268 24 Svärdsjö 1,251 25 Vikarbyn 1,171 26 Horndal 1,114 27 Ornäs 1,068 28 Gagnef 1,049

Heraldry

The Dalarna County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Dalarna. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.