Älvdalen

Älvdalen (literally meaning The River Valley) is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Älvdalen
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Coordinates: 61°14′N 14°02′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Dalarna
County	Dalarna County
Municipality	Älvdalen Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.02 km^2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,810
• Density	600/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	Dfc

The parish 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).

Nearby is the Hykjebergets Nature Reserve, inaugurated by Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in 2016.[2]

It is also known for its language called Elfdalian, which along with innovations[3] also preserves some Old Norse traits not preserved in most (other) North Germanic languages.[4][5]

See also

• Scandinavian Mountains Airport

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. "Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia show off one of their wedding gifts". Hello Magazine.
3. Sapir, Yair: Elfdalian, the Vernacular of Övdaln (essay, 2011)
4. last strongholds
5. O'Hagan, Sean: Witch hunts, mystics and race cars: inside the weirdest village in Sweden (photo-essay on photographer Maja Daniels's three-year sojourn in Älvdalen and her family connection to Elfdalian)