Dalarna

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Historical province of Sweden

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::summary Historical province of Sweden ::

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subdivision_typeSovereign State
subdivision_name
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subdivision_name1Svealand
subdivision_type2Counties
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Gävleborg County
Jämtland County
Värmland County
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population_footnotes
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population_as_of31 December 2023
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demographics1_title2Dialect
demographics1_info2Dalecarlian
demographics_type2Culture
demographics2_title2Flower
demographics2_info2Harebell
demographics2_title3Animal
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demographics2_title4Bird
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website
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::callout[type=note] the province ::

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Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia .}} and the Dales, is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden.

Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. 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. Some Swedes own or rent a second home in Dalarna, where vegetable gardens and apple trees are commonplace. 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. Historically, the people of Dalecarlia – called Dalecarlians, or Dalesmen (dalkarlar, masar) and Daleswomen (kullor) – have been famous for their independent nature toward authority. The Old Norse name of a part of the province was Járnberaland, which means "the land of the iron carriers."

Administration

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 ( parish) which forms part of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County.

Heraldry

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/N17871_19976.jpg" caption="Embroidered coat of arms from 1634"] ::

Dalarna's coat of arms dates from 1560; the use of two crossed arrows as a symbol precedes this. The provincial arms include a ducal coronet. Since the 19th century, some members of the royal family have been granted the nominal title of Duke of Dalarna.

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. The same coat of arms was later granted to Kopparberg County in 1936, which was renamed Dalarna County in 1997.

Geography

The northern part of the province is dominated by mountains and the vast 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 1204 m above sea level. The lowest point is in the southeast, at 55 m above sea level.

Lakes

Cities

Dalarna was historically divided into chartered cities and districts:

Since 1971, the cities are seats of their respective municipalities.

Other towns

National parks

History

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 Gustav Vasa found his first and staunchest supporters among the miners in his revolt against the Kalmar Union under King Christian II.
  • In 1524–1533 the Dalecarlians and local nobles rebelled against Gustav's increasingly autocratic rule and reformist religious policies; three uprisings were brutally suppressed. Some of the leaders were executed as alleged collaborators of King Christian during the liberation war.
  • In 1743, the Dalecarlian Rebellion against the Hats, which was the last major peasants' uprising in Sweden.
  • The population in 1841 was 121,208.

Culture

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Leksandkvinna,_1911.jpg" caption="A Daleswoman from [[Leksand]] in traditional folk dress, 1911."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Dalahäst_i_avesta.jpg" caption="Avesta]]."] ::

Historically, Dalarna has enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings, and handicrafts. 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.

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.

UNESCO has named the mining area of the Stora Kopparberg ("Great Copper Mountain") in Falun a World Heritage Site.

Notable natives

Districts

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.

Sports

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. It commemorates the legendary ski-borne escape of Gustav Eriksson Vasa, who would later become King Gustav I of Sweden, from Danish troops in 1520.

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. The two ice hockey teams and rivals from Dalarna are Leksands IF and Mora IK, both frequently in the highest ice hockey division.

Notes

References

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