Dalarna County

For the historical province, see Dalarna.

Dalarna Dalarnas län
County of Sweden
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
Founded	1634
Capital	Falun
Government
• Governor	Maria Norrfalk
• Council	Landstinget Dalarna
Area
• Total	28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population (March 31 2011)
• Total	276,770
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE-W
GDP/ Nominal	SEK 62,604 million (2004)
GDP per capita	SEK 226,000
NUTS Region	SE312
Website	www.w.lst.se

Dalarna County (Dalarnas län) 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

See also: Dalarna § 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.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Dalarna Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Dalarna or Landstinget Dalarna primarily handles health care and public transportation.

After the Swedish general election in 2014, the Dalarna County council are represented by the following political parties:

Moderate Party			Christian Democrats			Centre Party			Liberal People's Party			Green Party			Social Democratic Party			Left Party			Sweden Democrats			Dalarna Health Care Party			others
Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
34 092	18,8	16	7 605	4,2	3	19 053	10,5	10	7 711	4,3	3	9 626	5,3	4	62 020	34,2	29	13 248	7,3	6	18 513	10,2	8	8 265	4,5	4	1 153	0,6	0

Governors

Main article: List of governors of Dalarna County

Municipalities

Municipalities of Dalarna County.

Main article: Municipalities of Dalarna

• Avesta
• Borlänge
• Falun
• Gagnef
• Hedemora
• Leksand
• Ludvika
• Malung-Sälen
• Mora
• Orsa
• Rättvik
• Smedjebacken
• Säter
• Vansbro
• Älvdalen

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.

See also

• University College of Dalarna
• Dalecarlian horse
• Ecomuseum Bergslagen

External links

• County Administrative Board of Dalarna
• County Council of Dalarna
• Regional Association of Dalarna