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Dalarna

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Dalarna, Historical province in central Sweden

Dalarnahistoricalprovincelyingcentralswedensprawingfromthenorwegianbordertothegulfofbothnia.Thelandshiftsfrommountainrangesinthenorthdowntoforestedflatlowlandsinthesouth.

Theprovinceprovedcentralforswedishindependencethroughtwouprisingsfirstin1434andagainin1521againstdanishcontrolledenteroflocalpopulation.Thosemomentsstillrecalledresistedthroughoutthecountrytoday.

Theprovincenamederivesfromtheoldnorsetermdalarab,meaningrivervalley.Visitorsoftenseethebrightorangeredwoodenhorsesbeingopenlysoldinmarketsandworkshopsaroundfalun.

Mostvillageconnectbyrailorregionabusserviceswhilefaluninthecenterslinksmanneighbouringtowntargets.Wintervisitorswillneedwarmclothinandrobustshoeswhilesumerhikerspacklighterlayerswithsunprotection.

Thevasaloppcrosscountryskieventconeictsälénandmoraspannningover90kilometersmakinitlongescraceofthatypewordwide.Tensofthousandskierscompeteannuallyalonghistoriccrute.

Location: Dalarna County

Location: Gävleborg County

Part of: Sweden

Website: http://dalarna.se/DalarnaDefault.aspx?epslanguage=SV

GPS coordinates: 60.86667,14.73333

Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:41

Photo license: Commons CC-BY-SA

Photo author: Cyberjunkie
Photo license: GFDL

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Loftboden på Hotell Siljanstrand

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