Älvdalen

Coordinates: 61°14′N 14°02′E / 61.233°N 14.033°E / 61.233; 14.033
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Älvdalen
Coat of arms of Älvdalen
Älvdalen is located in Sweden
Älvdalen
Älvdalen
Coordinates: 61°14′N 14°02′E / 61.233°N 14.033°E / 61.233; 14.033
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityÄlvdalen Municipality
Area
 • Total3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,810
 • Density600/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Älvdalen is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden. In 2010, 1,810 people lived there.[1]

The town 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).

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.