Dalarna

Dalarna ▶ (help·info) is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Its Latin form, which is sometimes still encountered (especially in foreign languages), is Dalecarlia or Dalekarlia. Dalarna - County. Provinces serve no administrative function i ...

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• Dalarna - County
• Dalarna - Geography
• Dalarna - Cities
• Dalarna - Other towns
• Dalarna - National parks
• Dalarna - History
• Dalarna - Heraldry
• Dalarna - Culture
• Dalarna - Notable natives
• Dalarna - Dukes
• Dalarna - Districts

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Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, that function is served by the counties of Sweden. However, Dalarna has virtually the same boundaries as the corresponding Dalarna County. The main exception is a smaller northern part,(Orsa Finnmark) which belongs to Gävleborg County. ...

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Dalarna, Dalarna - County, Dalarna - Geography, Dalarna - Cities, Dalarna - Other towns, Dalarna - National parks, Dalarna - History, Dalarna - Heraldry, Dalarna - Culture, Dalarna - Notable natives, Dalarna - Dukes, Dalarna - Districts

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Dark forests, red cottages, ABBA, Volvo and Ikea? The Culture of Sweden is arguably what has made Sweden known in the world. In the outskirts of Europe the country developed its style isolated from the main cultures in the world. When Sweden's culture began spreading in the world, it was through the traditions of the century old flavours, which had been fostered and nourished and now sprung into a crescendo. The distinguished and honoured 20th century artists in Sweden have all been marked by th ...

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• Culture of Sweden - Regions
• Culture of Sweden - The people
• Culture of Sweden - Film
• Culture of Sweden - Music
• Culture of Sweden - Literature
• Culture of Sweden - Architecture
• Culture of Sweden - Arts

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Avesta Municipality is a Municipality in Dalarna, in central Sweden. Its seat is in Avesta with a population of 15,000. The name is first found in 1303 as "Aghastadhum". Aghe (pronounced "ave") is of similar origin as the word å, meaning stream, in this case the Avestadfors, a tributary of the Dalecarlia River. Stadhum is of similar origin as stead, or farm. Avesta Municipality - History. In the Scandinavian middle ages there was a blast furnace ...

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• Avesta Municipality - History
• Avesta Municipality - Geography
• Avesta Municipality - Municipal towns
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Älvdalsmål (English: lit. "Älvdalen speech") is a general term for a group of Swedish dialects spoken mainly in parts of Älvdalen Municipality in the Dalarna (Dalecarlia) province and to some extent in northern Värmland. It is by Scandinavian linguists considered to be a dialect, but has been classified as a separate language by the Summer Institute of Linguistics under the name Dalecarlian. The dialects are very distinct from Standard Swedish and has kept many archaic grammatical and phonological features, many of which have not changed considerably since Old ...

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In the Scandinavian middle ages there was a blast furnace at the location. In 1636 the construction of a giant copper mine was initiated near the Avestadfors. The town Avesta received partial privileges in 1641 as a town under the city of Falun, and in 1644 a copper mint was built. However, the privileges were withdrawn in 1688 due to complains of competition from its neighbour, mainly Falun. Copper coins were continued to be minted until 1831, and the copper works was in function until 1869. Full city rights were regranted in 1919. The designated coa ...

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Avesta Municipality, Avesta Municipality - History, Avesta Municipality - Geography, Avesta Municipality - Municipal towns, Avesta Municipality - Notability, Avesta Municipality - Sometimes confused with

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Borlänge Municipality - Notable natives. Jussi Björling, tenor Lars Frölander, swimmer Mando Diao, pop band Sugarplum Fairy, pop band ...

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Borlänge Municipality, Borlänge Municipality - Geography, Borlänge Municipality - Politics, Borlänge Municipality - Industry, Borlänge Municipality - Shopping, Borlänge Municipality - Sport, Borlänge Municipality - Notability, Borlänge Municipality - Notable natives, Borlänge Municipality - Education

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In medieval times, when a king had more than one son, the younger sons were sometimes given a duchy to rule over as a fief. Feuds between the king and his ducal brothers were common, and sometimes ended in cold-hearted murder. Just before his death in 1560, King Gustav I continued this tradition by making his sons John, Magnus and Charles powerful dukes, together ruling as much of the country as their older brother King Eric XIV. The geography of these duchies was somewhat unclear as they were not generally identical to one or more pr ...

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Dukes of Swedish provinces, Dukes of Swedish provinces - History, Dukes of Swedish provinces - List of dukes since 1772 by province

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Gästrikland is often called the gate to Norrland, the northern Sweden part that is scarcely populated, largely unexplored until the 15th century, and with a terrain dominated by forests, mountains and lakes. The province uses the slogan "the wilderness starts here". The main parts of Gästrikland consists of plains, which in the south and east transcends into fertile agricultural areas. To the north the west the terrain becomes hilly and forest covered, unsuitable for agrarian tasks. In the north-western corner one also finds ...

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Gästrikland, Gästrikland - County, Gästrikland - Geography, Gästrikland - Sub-divisions, Gästrikland - History, Gästrikland - Heraldry, Gästrikland - Culture, Gästrikland - Dukes of Gästrikland

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Of the 12 tallest mountain peaks in Scandinavia, 11 are situated in Oppland, Norway. The 12th. peak is situated in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. As a matter of fact, there are 83 peaks equal to or taller than 2,200 m (7,218 ft.) in Norway. 2,469 m (8,100 ft.) Galdhøpiggen (Oppland) 2,464 m (8,084 ft.) Glittertind (Oppland) 2,405 m (7,890 ft.) Storen (Sogn og Fjordane) (Oppland) 2,387 m (7,831 ft.) Store Styggedalstinden east (Oppland) 2,383 m (7,818 ft.) Store Styggedalstinden west (Oppland) ...

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Scandinavian Mountains, Scandinavian Mountains - The highest mountains in Norway, Scandinavian Mountains - The highest mountains in Sweden

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Svealand was the original Sweden, to which it gave its name. This is supported by linguistics and is based on early medieval sources, such as the sagas. In Old Norse and in Old English, Svealand and Sweden are synonymous, and described as a separate country from Götaland/Gautland/Geatland. In Sögubrot af Nokkrum[2] for instance, Kolmården between Svealand and Östergötland is described as the border between Sweden and Östergötland (...Kolmerkr, er skilr Svíþjóð ok Eystra-Gautland...), and in Hervarar saga[3], king Ing ...

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Svealand, Svealand - Provinces, Svealand - History

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Svinhufvud's career in law followed a regular course: he worked as a lawyer, served at district courts, and served as a deputy judge at worked at the Turku Court of Appeal. In 1892 he was appointed as a member of the Senate's law-drafting committee at the relatively young age of 31. For six years he worked in the committee, initially redrafting taxation laws. As head of his family, Svinhufvud participated ...

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Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud - Family background and early life, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud - A Lawyer and a politician, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud - Independence and the Civil War, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud - Prime Minister and President

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The County Council of Gävleborg or Landstinget Gävleborg. ...

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Gävleborg County, Gävleborg County - Provinces, Gävleborg County - Administration, Gävleborg County - Politics, Gävleborg County - Municipalities, Gävleborg County - Heraldry, Gävleborg County - Miscellaneous topics

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In Scandinavia, the sæter/seter (Norwegian) or Säter (Swedish) (from old Norse setr) is a common mountain or forest pasture used in the summer for transhumance. In the summer (usually late-June) the livestock is moved to the mountain farm, often quite distant from the home farm, preserving the meadows in the valleys for use as hay. The bulls usually remain at the home farm. As fall approaches, once the grazing is no longer adequate, ...

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Transhumance, Transhumance - Laws of Migration, Transhumance - Scandinavia, Transhumance - Place Name, Transhumance - Types of Migrations, Transhumance - Causes of Migrations, Transhumance - Reference

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In the 9th century, Old Norse began to diverge into Old West Norse (Norway and Iceland) and Old East Norse (Sweden and Denmark). In the 12th century, the dialects of Denmark and Sweden began to diverge, becoming Old Danish and Old Swedish in the 13th century. All were heavily influenced by Middle Low German during the medieval period. Though stages of language development are never as sharply delimited as implied here, and should not be taken too literally, the system of subdivisions used in this article is the most commonly used by Swedish linguists and is used for the sake of practicality. See also:

Swedish language, Swedish language - Classification and related languages, Swedish language - History, Swedish language - Old Norse, Swedish language - Old Swedish, Swedish language - New Swedish, Swedish language - Modern Swedish, Swedish language - Former language minorities, Swedish language - Geographic distribution, Swedish language - Official status, Swedish language - Regulatory bodies, Swedish language - Dialects, Swedish language - Standard Swedish, Swedish language - Finland-Swedish, Swedish language - New dialects, Swedish language - Sounds, Swedish language - Vowels, Swedish language - Consonants, Swedish language - Prosody, Swedish language - Grammar, Swedish language - Vocabulary, Swedish language - Writing system, Swedish language - Notes

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Sweden was historically divided into the four lands: Götaland Svealand Österland Norrland Götaland and Svealand consisted before (cirka) 1000 AD by petty kingdoms: The main tribe of Götaland was the Geats; the main tribe of Svealand was the Suiones (or the "historical Swedes"). Norrland was the denomination for all the unexplored northern parts. Österland was an integral part of Sweden, but was in 1809 annexed by Russia as the Grand Duchy of Finland, and since 1917 the independant country Finland. For m ...

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Provinces of Sweden, Provinces of Sweden - History, Provinces of Sweden - Heraldry, Provinces of Sweden - Provinces according to lands, Provinces of Sweden - Götaland, Provinces of Sweden - Svealand, Provinces of Sweden - Norrland, Provinces of Sweden - Österlanden

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Jämtland and Härjedalen were originally provinces of Norway, but in early 1645 they were both ceded by Denmark (who held Norway at the time) to Sweden by the Treaty of Brömsebro. The province of Härjedalen is named after a powerful Norseman who had to flee east from the Norwegian court of king Halfdan Svartes after killing one of the king's men (with a horn). Thereafter he was known as "Härjulf Hornbrytaren." For a time he entered the service of the Svea (Swedish today) king Anund, until he eloped with that king's sister, Helga, and tog ...

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Härjedalen, Härjedalen - County, Härjedalen - History, Härjedalen - Heraldry, Härjedalen - Geography, Härjedalen - Subdivisions

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The table below shows the Swedish consonant phonemes and the range of their realizations in spoken Standard Swedish. The range of realizations of the /r/-phoneme are shown shaded. Swedish phonology - Plosives. Initial /p, t, k/ are aspirated in most varieties, but unaspirated when preceded by /s/. Hence [kʰuː] ("cow"), but [skuː] ("shoe"). The combination of /r/ with /t, d, n, l/ results in retroflex consonants, which are not limited by word boundaries. Example: <vi går nu> ("we're ...

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Swedish phonology, Swedish phonology - Standard pronunciation, Swedish phonology - Vowels, Swedish phonology - Long vowels, Swedish phonology - Short vowels, Swedish phonology - Consonants, Swedish phonology - Plosives, Swedish phonology - Fricatives, Swedish phonology - /r/-realizations, Swedish phonology - Laterals, Swedish phonology - Nasals, Swedish phonology - Phonotactics, Swedish phonology - Sample, Swedish phonology - Broad transcription, Swedish phonology - Narrow transcription, Swedish phonology - Orthographic version

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Percussionist Per Cussion along with Grandmaster Funk is generally credited with bringing hip hop to Sweden. In 1983 they released the songs "Don't Stop", "Snow Blind" and "Payin´ The Price". Breakdancing arrived the same year and spread quickly, its forerunners known as Robot Lasse, Mark, Spirio and Perkeles. In the summer of 1984, following a major dance competition, Double M Crew, Abdula & The Rockers, Rock Ski, Almighty T and MC II Fresh joined together to form the hip hop collective Ice Cold Rockers, a crew consisting of rappers, scrachers, dancers and graffiti artists. Broadcaster D and One Eye Que (later recording ...

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Swedish hip hop, Swedish hip hop - The beginning, Swedish hip hop - The first breakthrough, Swedish hip hop - The second breakthrough, Swedish hip hop - The fourth wave, Swedish hip hop - Well known rappers and crews, Swedish hip hop - Well known DJs, Swedish hip hop - Well known B-Boy/B-Girl dancers, Swedish hip hop - Well known graffiti artists, Swedish hip hop - Books on Swedish hip hop, Swedish hip hop - Links to English language Swedish hip hop resources, Swedish hip hop - Links to Swedish Hip-Hop Labels

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Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden today. Instead, that function is served by Counties of Sweden; however, in many instances a county has virtually the same border as the province, which is the case with Värmland and its corresponding county Värmland County. The main exception is a smaller part to the south east which belongs to Örebro County. Värmland - Population. The population of Värmland is 312,966 as of 2004. It distrub ...

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Värmland, Värmland - County, Värmland - Population, Värmland - History, Värmland - Heraldry, Värmland - Dukes, Värmland - Geography, Värmland - Natives, Värmland - Sub-divisions

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