County of Dalécarlie

The county of Dalécarlie ( Dalarnas län in Swedish) is a county Swedish located in the mid-west of the country. It is close to the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also divides a border, in the east, with the Norwegian counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Hedmark. Its capital is Falun.

Historical province

The current county of Dalécarlie has practically the same borders as the historical province of Dalécarlie.

To evoke this area with Swedish, it is him to evoke many feelings. Dalécarlie is indeed for much the heart of Sweden, the cradle of its traditions, its nature, its lakes and its forests. It constitutes a place between two Suede: that of North, with the large uninhabited forests and that of the South, more inhabited, cultivated. Dalécarlie also played a prevalent part in the history of Sweden. The copper mine of Shelly sand, the epopee of Gustave Ier Vasa are as many bases of the Swedish company resulting from this area.

Administration

The county of Dalécarlie, until in 1997, was called county of Kopparberg , which literally meant “copper Mountain” referring to the Large Copper Mine with Shelly sand.

The main missions of the Board of directors of the county ( Länsstyrelse ), directed by the prefect of the county, are to satisfy the main trends provided by the Parlement and the Gouvernement, to promote the development of the county and to lay down regional objectives.

Communes

The county of Dalécarlie is subdivided in 15 communes ( Kommuner ) at the local level:

Älvdalen
Avesta
Borlänge
Shelly sand
Gagnef
Hedemora
Leksand
Ludvika
Malung
Mora
Orsa
Rättvik
Säter
Smedjebacken
Vansbro

Principal cities and localities

Borlänge : 39 640 inhabitants
Shelly sand: 35 315 inhabitants
Avesta: 14 847 inhabitants
Ludvika: 13 984 inhabitants
Mora: 10 797 inhabitants
Hedemora: 7 362 inhabitants
Leksand: 5 720 inhabitants
Smedjebacken: 5 660 inhabitants
Malung: 5 176 inhabitants
Rättvik: 4 521 inhabitants

Heraldic

The county of Dalécarlie inherited its blazon the historical province of Dalécarlie. When it is represented with a royal crown, the blazon symbolizes the Board of directors of the county.

External bonds

Board of directors of the county (in Swedish)
Local assembly (in Swedish and English)

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