Dalarna County

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Dalarna County, or Dalarnas län is a County or län in middle Sweden. It borders to the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bounded by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the east.

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes, being further subdivided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County virtually encompasses the historical province Dalecarlia (or Dalarna), that deals with history and culture of the area.

Dalarnas län

Map highlighting the location of Dalarna County in Sweden
County
Residence City Falun
Province Dalecarlia
Created 1634
Area
-
- 28,194 km², 6.9% of Sweden;
ranked 4th
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 280,575 inh., 10.0 inh/km²

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**Dalarnas län**
Map highlighting the location of Dalarna County in Sweden
County
Residence City	Falun
Province	Dalecarlia
Created	1634
Area - -	28,194 km², 6.9% of Sweden; ranked 4th
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	280,575 inh., 10.0 inh/km²
GRP	ranked list

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden County Residence City Karlskrona Province Blechingia Created 1683 Area
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- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
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Contents

1 Administration
2 Politics
3 Municipalities
4 Heraldry
5 Miscellaneous topics
6 External links

Administration

Dalarna County was known as Kopparberg County, or Kopparbergs län, until 1997. Kopparberg literally means Copper Mountain.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament 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 nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Dalarna Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Dalarna or Landstinget Dalarna.

Municipalities

Main article:

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.

Miscellaneous topics

University College of Dalarna

External links

[County Administrative Board of Dalarna]
[County Council of Dalarna]
Regional Association of Dalarna

Counties of Sweden
Blekinge \| Dalarna \| Gotland \| Gävleborg \| Halland \| Jämtland \| Jönköping \| Kalmar \| Kronoberg \| Norrbotten \| Örebro \| Östergötland \| Skåne \| Stockholm \| Södermanland \| Uppsala \| Värmland \| Västerbotten \| Västernorrland \| Västmanland \| Västra Götaland

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