Älvdalen

Älvdalen
Älvdalen
Älvdalen
Coordinates: 61°14′N 14°02′E / 61.233°N 14.033°E / 61.233; 14.033Coordinates: 61°14′N 14°02′E / 61.233°N 14.033°E / 61.233; 14.033
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Älvdalen Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,810
  Density 600/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Dfc

Älvdalen (literally means River Valley) is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The parish is widely known for being the place of manufacturing, in 1839, of the 4-meter granite vase (called Älvdalen Vase), installed in the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg (a gift from Charles XIV John of Sweden to Nicholas I of Russia).

Nearby is the Hykjebergets Nature Reserve, inaugurated by Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in 2016. [2]

It is also known for its dialect or language called Elfdalian, which along with innovations[3] also preserves some Old Norse traits not preserved in most (other) Swedish dialects.[4]

See Aldo

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Älvdalen.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Älvdalen.
  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia show off one of their wedding gifts". Hello Magazine.
  3. Sapir, Yair: Elfdalian, the Vernacular of Övdaln (essay, 2011)
  4. last strongholds


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