Dalarna (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːlaɳa] ; lit. 'the Dales' or 'the Valleys'), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia (US: /ˌdɑːləˈkɑːrliə/...
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Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarnas län) is a county or län in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland...
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The Dalarna Regiment (Swedish: Dalregementet), designation I 13, is a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The...
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Carl Johan Bernadotte (redirect from Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalarna)
Bernadotte was born a Prince of Sweden and granted the title of Duke of Dalarna but renounced these titles to marry a commoner. He was a paternal uncle...
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Dalarna University (Swedish: Högskolan Dalarna) is a public university (högskola) located in Falun and Borlänge, in Dalarna County, Sweden. Dalarna University...
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Pilt Carin Ersdotter (1814–1885), was a Swedish milkmaid from Djura in Dalarna who became famous for her beauty. She sold milk on the street of Stockholm...
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The Dalarnas Fotbollförbund (Dalarna Football Association) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers...
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Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg (redirect from Duchess of Dalarna)
a Princess of Sweden and Norway as the wife of Prince August, Duke of Dalarna. She was known in Sweden as Teresia. Born to Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg...
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Dalarnas Tidningar (DT) is a Swedish media company formed in 1987 through the merger of Falu-Kuriren AB and Dalarnes Tidnings & Boktryckeri AB (DTBAB)...
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Vad is a locality situated in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 308 inhabitants in 2010. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare...
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West Dalarna Line (Swedish: Västerdalsbanan), is a 129-kilometer (80 mi) long railway line between Malung and the Dala Line near Borlänge, in Dalarna County...
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Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (redirect from Prince Gabriel, Duke of Dalarna)
September 2016. Their second child, Prince Gabriel Carl Walther, Duke of Dalarna, was born on 31 August 2017 at Danderyd Hospital. He was baptised by Archbishop...
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Gustav Vasa (section In Dalarna)
his predecessor's, brutally suppressing subsequent uprisings (three in Dalarna – which had once been the first region to support his claim to the throne...
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Älvdalen Municipality, a municipality of Dalarna County in Sweden Älvdalen Court District, a district of Dalarna in Sweden This disambiguation page lists...
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500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the provinces of Uppland, Dalarna and Västmanland, in 1617 and counting 3,000 men. The regiment had six fänikor...
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Husby Court District (category Dalarna)
tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district...
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This is a list of governors for Dalarna County in Sweden, from 1634 to present. Dalarna County was known as Kopparberg County until 1997. The governor...
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Bärke may refer to: Norrbärke Court District in Dalarna, Sweden Söderbärke Court District in Dalarna, Sweden This disambiguation page lists articles about...
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Sweden, especially parts of Bohuslän, Dalsland, western Värmland, western Dalarna, Härjedalen, Jämtland, and Scania, could be described as intermediate dialects...
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County (merged as Västra Götaland County in 1998) Kopparberg County (became Dalarna County in 1997) Malmöhus County + Kristianstad County (merged as Skåne...
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Old Tjikko (category Tourist attractions in Dalarna County)
approximately 9566 year-old Norway spruce, located on Fulufjället Mountain of Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the "world's oldest...
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and/or have significant genealogical connection to the Swedish region Dalarna. The feminine counterparts are kulla (girl), keling or käring (married...
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Dalecarlian languages (category Dalarna)
dalmål) is a group of North Germanic languages and dialects spoken in Dalarna County, Sweden. Some Dalecarlian varieties can be regarded as part of the...
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List of political parties in Sweden (section Dalarna)
This article lists political parties in Sweden. Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which parties often have a smaller...
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Dalecarlian horse (category Dalarna)
painted wooden statue of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna (Dalecarlia). In the old days, [when?] the Dalecarlian horse was mostly...
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Prince Nikolaus August of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Dalarna (24 August 1831 – 4 March 1873) was the youngest of the five children of King Oscar I of...
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the north-east, the former mining district Bergslagen in the center, and Dalarna and Värmland in the west. It includes an extensive archipelago of thousands...
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Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. 61°21′N 13°17′E / 61.350°N 13.283°E / 61.350; 13.283 Ärnäs, Älvdalen, Dalarna at GEOnet Names Server...
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century, runes were still used in rural Sweden for decorative purposes in Dalarna and on runic calendars. The three best-known runic alphabets are the Elder...
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Gustav Vasa (whose father, Erik Johansson, was executed) travelled to Dalarna, where he organized a rebellion against Christian II. Vasa made an alliance...
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