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17-583: Hedemora and Garpenberg Court District , or Hedemora och Garpenbergs tingslag , was a district of Dalarna in Sweden . The court district ( tingslag ) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred ( härad ). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare . Paul Palen , a sport shooter , was born here Mining in Garpenberg dates back to

34-482: A Crown of the first". As early as 1525, the arrows appeared in use on a seal. Dalarna County uses the same coat of arms, granted for the then Kopparberg County in 1936. The northern part of the province is dominated by mountains and the vast Orsa Finnmark area. The southern part of the province is part of the Bergslagen region, and consists mostly of plains, hills and forested areas. There are several copper mines in

51-588: A source of wealth for Swedish merchants such as Birgitta Ingvaldsdotter who traded in the early part of the 16th century. The region was an industrial powerhouse from the 17th century, up to the Steel crisis during the 1970s. The area is very rich in minerals. Mining has been focused on iron ore for centuries but other ores have been mined as well. Most mines are now closed, but in the 1970s many mines were still in operation. The earliest signs of iron making date back to 400 BC while industrial-scale activities date back to

68-543: Is a historical, cultural, and linguistic region located north of Lake Mälaren in northern Svealand , Sweden , traditionally known as a mining district . In Bergslagen, the mining and metallurgic industries have been important since the Middle Ages although Malmfälten ("the Ore Fields"), the mining district of northernmost Sweden centred at the towns of Kiruna and Malmberget , has been of greater importance during

85-492: Is a holiday destination for Swedes from the south, who often travel there in the summer, drawn by its fishing lakes, campgrounds, and forests. Some Swedes own or rent a second home in Dalarna, where vegetable gardens and apple trees are commonplace. In mid-June, midsummer celebrations and dances are held in many of the small villages and in the larger cities. Dalarna is a region full of historical associations, and both its products and its people have strong local characteristics. In

102-470: The Hundreds of Sweden , in effect until the early 20th century. In some provinces, the sub-dividing was through districts . Dalarna had only one chartered hundred ; the others were court districts. Skiing is popular in Dalarna. Vasaloppet , a cross-country skiing race (the world's longest) of 90 km, takes place annually, usually on the first Sunday of March, between Sälen and Mora . It commemorates

119-451: The formation of Sweden in the 11th century. Three historically notorious rebellions started in the Dalarna province: Historically, Dalarna has enjoyed a rich and unique folk culture, with distinct music, paintings, and handicrafts. The province preserved longer than any other the use of the Runic alphabet , a local dialect of which, the so-called Dalecarlian runes or Dalrunes, survived into

136-653: The 13th century, when the main mineral to be mined was iron . There are still active mining operations in Garpenberg today which produce zinc , lead and silver . The International Random Film Festival was hosted in Garpenberg in December 2013. [REDACTED] Media related to Garpenberg at Wikimedia Commons This article about a location in Dalarna County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dalarna Dalarna ( Swedish: [ˈdɑ̂ːlaɳa] ; lit.   '

153-623: The 19th century. A symbol of the province is the Dalecarlian horse , in Swedish Dalahäst , a painted and decorated wooden horse. Sulky racing is common in the region. The high level of calcium in the soil favours horse breeding. UNESCO has named the mining area of the Stora Kopparberg ("Great Copper Mountain") in Falun a World Heritage Site . The Swedish provinces were subdivided into

170-514: The 20th century. Bergslagen is not precisely defined, but generally understood to cover part of the provinces of Västmanland , Dalarna (the southern part), and Värmland (the eastern part). Typical towns in the area include Lindesberg , Nora , Fagersta , Sala , Kristinehamn , Filipstad , Grythyttan , Ludvika and Hedemora . Also parts of northern Östergötland , around Finspång , as well as southern Närke can be included, then often referring to South Bergslagen . A wider definition of

187-580: The Dales ' or ' the Valleys ' ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales , is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden . Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen , Hälsingland , Gästrikland , Västmanland and Värmland . It is also bordered by Norway in the west. The province's borders mostly coincide with the modern administrative Dalarna County ( län ). The area

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204-561: The area can include parts of Gästrikland ( Hofors ) and Uppland (the former iron manufacturing district centred on Dannemora ) as well. The conflict of interests between iron exports from Bergslagen and territorial conflicts at Denmark 's southern border was a chief reason behind the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 and the following strife that ultimately resulted in the dissolution of the Kalmar Union in 1523. Exports from Bergslagen were

221-403: The province name is Járnberaland , which means "the land of the iron carriers." Dalarna is roughly the size of the whole of Jutland (Denmark). The provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but function as historical and cultural entities. In the case of Dalarna, a corresponding administrative Dalarna County has almost, but not exactly, the same boundaries as

238-440: The province, except for a part of the northeast ( Hamra parish, also known as Orsa Finnmark) which forms part of Ljusdal Municipality , Gävleborg County . Dalarna's coat of arms dates from 1560; the use of two crossed arrows as a symbol precedes this. A Duchy of Dalecarlia also exists, and the provincial arms include a ducal coronet. Blazon: "Azure, two Dalecarlian Arrows Or in saltire point upwards pointed Argent and in chief

255-578: The ski-borne escape of Gustav Ericson, who would later become King Gustav I of Sweden , from Danish troops in 1520. Football in the province is administered by Dalarnas Fotbollförbund . Brage and Dalkurd are examples of football teams in Dalarna. Ice hockey is also popular in Dalarna. The two ice hockey teams and rivals from Dalarna are Leksands IF and Mora IK, both frequently in the highest ice hockey division. [REDACTED] Media related to Dalarna at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Dalarna travel guide from Wikivoyage Bergslagen Bergslagen

272-465: The southern part, most notorious of which being the Falun Mine . The highest point is Storvätteshågna , at 1,204 meters above sea level. The lowest point is in the southeast, at 55 meters above sea level. Dalarna was historically divided into chartered cities and districts: Since 1971, the cities are seats of their respective municipalities . The province of Dalarna formed part of Svealand before

289-432: The western district Lima , some people in villages speak a traditional dialect , Dalecarlian , while in Älvdalen , they speak Elfdalian , a dialect which is very distinct from Swedish , Norwegian or Danish . Historically, the people of Dalecarlia – called Dalecarlians, or Dalesmen ( dalkarlar, masar ) and Daleswomen ( kullor ) – have been famous for their independent nature toward authority. The Old Norse form of

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