Västmanland County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland,Örebro,Gävleborg,Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren.
Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden,whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna,Stockholm,Södermanland,Västmanland,Gävleborg,and the Baltic Sea.
Dalarna County is a county or län in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala,Jämtland,Gävleborg,Västmanland,Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to the west. It was formerly known as Kopparberg County until the name was changed to that of the provincial region on 1 January 1997. The province of Dalarna is slightly larger than the county,as the westernmost part of Ljusdal Municipality belongs to it.
Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala,Västmanland,Dalarna,Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.
Jämtland County is a county or län in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen,along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland,plus two small uninhabited strips of Lapland and Dalarna. Jämtland County constitutes 12 percent of Sweden's total area,49,443 km2 (19,090 sq mi) and is the third largest county in the country. The county capital is Östersund and the county governor,appointed by the Swedish government,is Jöran Hägglund,who leads the administrative board. Jämtland County borders the counties of Dalarna,Gävleborg,Västernorrland,and Västerbotten. It also shares a border with the Norwegian county of Trøndelag.
The counties of Sweden are the top-level geographic subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is today divided into 21 counties;however,the number of counties has varied over time,due to territorial gains/losses and to divisions and/or mergers of existing counties. This level of administrative unit was first established in the 1634 Instrument of Government on Lord Chancellor Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative,and superseded the historical provinces of Sweden in order to introduce a more efficient administration of the realm. At that time,they were what the translation of län into English literally means:fiefdoms. The county borders often follow the provincial borders,but the Crown often chose to make slight relocations to suit its purposes.
Dalarna is a landskap in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia and the Dales.
The Dalarna Regiment,designation I 13,is a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna,where it was later garrisoned. The unit was disbanded as a result of the disarmament policies set forward in the Defence Act of 2000. The regiment was re-raised as Dalarna Regiment in 2021. The unit is based in Falun.
Dalarna University College is a public university college (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge,in Dalarna County,Sweden.
Anna Gunilla Carlsson is a Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2006 to 2013,member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2013 and deputy chairman of her party from 2003 to 2015.
Ingrid Dahlberg is a former Theater Manager and President of Dramaten,from 1997 to 2002,and Governor (Landshövding) of Dalarna County from 2002 to 2006. She is a member of the Board of the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education,and a member of the Honorary Board of the Gothenburg Film Festival,and was a participant in the Tällberg Forum 2005.
Helena Margareta Höij is a Swedish politician and civil servant who currently serves as Governor of Dalarna County since 1 November 2022.
The Dalecarlian rebellion of 1743,also known as the Fourth Dalecarlian rebellion and stora daldansen was a rebellion that broke out in the Swedish province of Dalarna in 1743. Its cause was the peasants' dissatisfaction with the "lords' government" of the Age of Liberty. This dissatisfaction was strongest in Dalarna,partly because the Hats had introduced restrictions in the Dalecarlians' free exchange of goods with neighboring Norway,but mainly because of the unlucky Russo-Swedish War (1741–43) to which the peasants had to provide soldiers. It was the last major uprising in Sweden to have started in rural areas.
Modhir Ahmed is an Iraqi-Swedish artist.
Hans Anders Olsson is a Swedish former alpine skier. He represented Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,where he came 12th in downhill. He also represented Sweden at the 2007,2009 and 2011 Alpine World Ski Championships. Olsson specialised in the speed disciplines of super-G and particularly downhill.
The wedding of Victoria,Crown Princess of Sweden,and Daniel Westling took place on 19 June 2010 in Stockholm Cathedral. It has been described as "Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981." Westling thereby acquired Victoria's ducal title,becoming a Swedish prince and Duke of Västergötland. In time for the wedding,a joint monogram of their initials was created.
Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County.
Dalarna County is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Kopparberg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Dalarna County in 1998. It is conterminous with the county of Dalarna. The constituency currently elects nine of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 221,344 registered electors.
Anna Svea Maria Strömkvist is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,she represented Dalarna County between September 2014 and September 2022.
