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Discovering Sweden’s Heart: Your Guide to Dalarna Museum and Cultural Treasures of Falun
A snapshot of Dalarna in the World. 1. On the clean electricity production front, Dalarna is a key player with an almost entirely fossil-free production, mainly made of hydropower (75–80 %), wind power and combined heat and power plants fired with biofuel and waste. Region Dalarna estimates renewable electricity production. It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna County län.
The area is a holiday destination for Swedes from the south, who often travel there in the summer, drawn by its fishing lakes, campgrounds, and forests. In mid-June, midsummer celebrations and dances are held in many of the small villages and in the larger cities. Dalarna is a region full of historical associations, and both its products and its people have strong local characteristics. The Old Norse form of the province name is Járnberaland , [ 9 ] which means "the land of the iron carriers.
Dalarna is roughly the size of the whole of Jutland Denmark. 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 northeast Hamra parish, also known as Orsa Finnmark which forms part of Ljusdal Municipality , Gävleborg County.
Dalarna's coat of arms dates from ; the use of two crossed arrows as a symbol precedes this. A Duchy of Dalecarlia also exists, and the provincial arms include a ducal coronet. As early as , the arrows appeared in use on a seal. Dalarna County uses the same coat of arms, granted for the then Kopparberg County in The northern part of the province is dominated by mountains and the vast Orsa Finnmark area.
The southern part of the province is part of the Bergslagen region, and consists mostly of plains, hills and forested areas. There are several copper mines in the southern part, most notorious of which being the Falun Mine. The highest point is Storvätteshågna , at 1, meters above sea level. The lowest point is in the southeast, at 55 meters above sea level. Dalarna was historically divided into chartered cities and districts:.
Since , the cities are seats of their respective municipalities. The province of Dalarna formed part of Svealand before the formation of Sweden in the 11th century. Historically, Dalarna has enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings, and handicrafts. A symbol of the province is the Dalecarlian horse , in Swedish Dalahäst , a painted and decorated wooden horse. Sulky racing is common in the region.
The high level of calcium in the soil favours horse breeding. The Swedish provinces were subdivided into the Hundreds of Sweden , in effect until the early 20th century. In some provinces, the sub-dividing was through districts. Dalarna had only one chartered hundred ; the others were court districts. Skiing is popular in Dalarna. Vasaloppet , a cross-country skiing race the world's longest of 90 km, takes place annually, usually on the first Sunday of March, between Sälen and Mora.
Football in the province is administered by Dalarnas Fotbollförbund. Brage and Dalkurd are examples of football teams in Dalarna. Ice hockey is also popular in Dalarna.
Dalarna – a miniature Sweden rich in nature and culture
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