Dalarna County (, ) is a landlocked 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. Prince Gabriel, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Dalarna.

The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area.

History

In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of the territory ruled by the governor of Västerås Castle. The 1634 Instrument of Government led to the creation of a county covering Dalarna with its own County Governor. The Kopparbergs län (literally Copper Mountain County) was finally created by royal decree in 1647.Dalarna in Nordisk familjebok On 1 January 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County. The small town of Kopparberg is not to be confused with the old county name, since it is located in Örebro County just to the south.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag 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 a Government Agency headed by a Governor.

Politics The county council of Dalarna or Region Dalarna primarily handles health care and public transportation.

After the Swedish county council election in September 2018, the following political parties were represented in the Dalarna county council:

Party Seats Votes % Social Democrats 24 53,466 28.61% Moderate Party 16 35,291 18.89% Sweden Democrats 10 22,586 12.09% Centre Party 9 21,243 11.37% Left Party 6 14,248 7.62% Dalarna Health Care Party 6 13,170 7.05% Christian Democrats 6 13,169 7.05% Liberals 3 6,816 3.65% Green Party 3 5,780 3.09% Others - 1,102 0.59% Total 83 186,871 100% Turnout 191,068 84.95%

Riksdag elections The table details all Riksdag election results of the Kopparberg and Dalarna counties since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right 1970 87.2 173,240 4.9 49.0 26.7 10.8 1.8 6.6 53.8 44.1 1973 89.8 178,106 4.9 47.0 31.5 6.5 1.8 7.9 51.9 45.9 1976 90.9 189,286 4.2 46.3 30.2 8.1 1.4 9.3 50.6 47.7 1979 89.7 189,904 5.1 47.6 24.0 7.4 1.5 13.7 52.8 45.1 1982 90.7 194,260 4.9 50.1 1.9 19.9 4.4 1.7 17.0 55.0 41.2 1985 88.7 191,359 5.2 48.5 1.9 16.3 11.8 16.0 53.7 44.1 1988 84.0 180,125 6.0 47.0 5.7 15.0 10.5 3.1 12.4 58.7 37.8 1991 84.8 183,087 7.2 41.8 3.3 11.6 7.4 6.8 16.0 7.2 46.5 41.8 1994 85.2 184,056 7.0 49.5 6.0 10.1 5.8 3.7 16.2 1.0 62.4 35.8 1998 80.3 169,773 14.8 39.3 5.1 6.4 3.4 11.4 16.9 59.2 38.1 2002 77.7 163,012 9.5 43.8 4.7 9.9 9.7 7.7 11.6 1.1 57.9 38.9 2006 80.5 169,110 6.7 40.3 4.4 10.8 5.1 5.4 21.1 2.8 51.3 42.4 2010 83.8 179,168 5.9 37.5 6.0 7.9 4.9 4.4 25.1 7.0 49.3 42.3 2014 86.2 184,911 5.8 35.4 5.1 7.8 3.4 3.5 19.0 16.8 46.3 33.7 2018 87.6 188,027 7.3 30.7 3.3 10.0 3.6 6.1 16.7 20.8 51.3 47.2202285.4188,9805.331.73.86.53.16.016.425.747.351.2

Governors

Municipalities

In Dalarna Province: Avesta Borlänge Falun Gagnef Hedemora Leksand Ludvika Malung-Sälen Mora Orsa Rättvik Säter Smedjebacken Vansbro Älvdalen

Locations by population Pos Locality Population 1 Borlänge 41,734 2 Falun 37,291 3 Avesta 14,506 4 Ludvika 14,498 5 Mora 10,896 6 Hedemora 7,273 7 Leksand 5,934 8 Orsa 5,308 9 Malung 5,126 10 Smedjebacken 5,100 11 Rättvik 4,686 12 Säter 4,429 13 Grängesberg 3,481 14 Insjön 2,149 15 Vansbro 2,026 16 Mockfjärd 1,937 17 Bjursås 1,839 18 Grycksbo 1,825 19 Älvdalen 1,810 20 Långshyttan 1,671 21 Dala-Järna 1,413 22 Djurås 1,278 23 Siljansnäs 1,268 24 Svärdsjö 1,251 25 Vikarbyn 1,171 26 Horndal 1,114 27 Ornäs 1,068 28 Gagnef 1,049

Foreign background SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location200220062010201420182019Avesta 10.8 11.7 12.7 16.7 22.5 22.9Borlänge 11.4 13.5 17.2 20.4 24.2 24.9Falun 7.6 8.5 9.8 11.0 13.3 13.6Gagnef 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.7 10.0 10.1Hedemora 9.3 10.3 11.1 13.8 17.9 18.2Leksand 5.1 5.6 6.7 8.3 10.9 11.0Ludvika 10.4 11.0 14.0 17.1 22.9 23.3Malung-Sälen 5.8 7.4 9.0 10.1 12.9 13.5Mora 4.4 5.3 6.5 7.6 9.7 10.1Orsa 4.7 6.4 8.4 10.3 14.3 14.6Rättvik 4.0 4.8 5.4 6.1 7.9 8.0Smedjebacken 9.9 10.5 12.0 13.3 15.0 14.8Säter 5.2 5.6 6.4 7.5 8.7 9.2Vansbro 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.8 9.8 9.8Älvdalen 3.3 4.1 5.8 7.1 9.6 9.8Total8.0 9.0 10.9 12.9 16.2 16.6 Source: SCB

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.

See also Duke of Dalarna, a title for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden) Dalecarlian horse Ecomuseum Bergslagen Scandinavian Mountains Airport Tandövala University College of Dalarna

Notes and references

External links

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