Dalarna County

Dalarna County (Swedish: Dalarnas län) is a 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 (Swedish: Kopparbergs län) 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.

This article is about the administrative county. For the historical province, see Dalarna. For the Riksdag constituency, see Dalarna County (Riksdag constituency).
Dalarna County
Dalarnas län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
Korpimäcki Reserve in July 2008
Flag of Dalarna County
Flag
Coat of arms of Dalarna County
Coat of arms
Dalarna County in Sweden
Dalarna County in Sweden
Location map of Dalarna County in Sweden
Location map of Dalarna County in Sweden
Coordinates: 60°40′43″N 15°36′02″E
CountrySweden
Founded1634
CapitalFalun
Largest cityBorlänge
Municipalities
15
Government
 • GovernorMaria Norrfalk
 • CouncilLandstinget Dalarna
Area
 • Total28,188.8 km2 (10,883.8 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2017)[1]
 • Total285,724
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-W
GDP/ NominalSEK 62,604 million (2004)
GDP per capitaSEK 226,000
NUTS RegionSE312
Websitewww.w.lst.se

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
See also: Dalarna § 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.[2] On 1 January 1997, the name of the county was changed to Dalarna County.[3] 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
See also: List of governors of Dalarna County

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:[4]

PartySeatsVotes %
Social Democrats2453,46628.61%
Moderate Party1635,29118.89%
Sweden Democrats1022,58612.09%
Centre Party921,24311.37%
Left Party614,2487.62%
Dalarna Health Care Party613,1707.05%
Christian Democrats613,1697.05%
Liberals36,8163.65%
Green Party35,7803.09%
Others-1,1020.59%
Total83186,871100%
Turnout191,06884.95%

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[5] 87.2 173,240 4.9 49.0 26.7 10.8 1.8 6.6 53.8 44.1
1973[6] 89.8 178,106 4.9 47.0 31.5 6.5 1.8 7.9 51.9 45.9
1976[7] 90.9 189,286 4.2 46.3 30.2 8.1 1.4 9.3 50.6 47.7
1979[8] 89.7 189,904 5.1 47.6 24.0 7.4 1.5 13.7 52.8 45.1
1982[9] 90.7 194,260 4.9 50.1 1.9 19.9 4.4 1.7 17.0 55.0 41.2
1985[10] 88.7 191,359 5.2 48.5 1.9 16.3 11.8 16.0 53.7 44.1
1988[11] 84.0 180,125 6.0 47.0 5.7 15.0 10.5 3.1 12.4 58.7 37.8
1991[12] 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[13] 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[14] 80.3 169,773 14.8 39.3 5.1 6.4 3.4 11.4 16.9 59.2 38.1
2002[15] 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[16] 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[17] 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[18] 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[19] 87.6 188,027 7.3 30.7 3.3 10.0 3.6 6.1 16.7 20.8 51.3 47.2
2022[20] 85.4 188,980 5.3 31.7 3.8 6.5 3.1 6.0 16.4 25.7 47.3 51.2

Governors
Main article: List of governors of Dalarna County

Municipalities
Municipalities of Dalarna County.

In Dalarna Province:

Locations by population
PosLocalityPopulation
1Borlänge41,734
2Falun37,291
3Avesta14,506
4Ludvika14,498
5Mora10,896
6Hedemora7,273
7Leksand5,934
8Orsa5,308
9Malung5,126
10Smedjebacken5,100
11Rättvik4,686
12Säter4,429
13Grängesberg3,481
14Insjön2,149
15Vansbro2,026
16Mockfjärd1,937
17Bjursås1,839
18Grycksbo1,825
19Älvdalen1,810
20Långshyttan1,671
21Dala-Järna1,413
22Djurås1,278
23Siljansnäs1,268
24Svärdsjö1,251
25Vikarbyn1,171
26Horndal1,114
27Ornäs1,068
28Gagnef1,049

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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.[22] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Avesta 10.8 11.7 12.7 16.7 22.5 22.9
Borlänge 11.4 13.5 17.2 20.4 24.2 24.9
Falun 7.6 8.5 9.8 11.0 13.3 13.6
Gagnef 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.7 10.0 10.1
Hedemora 9.3 10.3 11.1 13.8 17.9 18.2
Leksand 5.1 5.6 6.7 8.3 10.9 11.0
Ludvika 10.4 11.0 14.0 17.1 22.9 23.3
Malung-Sälen 5.8 7.4 9.0 10.1 12.9 13.5
Mora 4.4 5.3 6.5 7.6 9.7 10.1
Orsa 4.7 6.4 8.4 10.3 14.3 14.6
Rättvik 4.0 4.8 5.4 6.1 7.9 8.0
Smedjebacken 9.9 10.5 12.0 13.3 15.0 14.8
Säter 5.2 5.6 6.4 7.5 8.7 9.2
Vansbro 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.8 9.8 9.8
Älvdalen 3.3 4.1 5.8 7.1 9.6 9.8
Total 8.0 9.0 10.9 12.9 16.2 16.6
Source: SCB [22]

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

Notes and references
  1. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. Dalarna in Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)
  3. Mikael Forslund (23 June 2014). "Inledning samt Storfjäten" (in Swedish). Dalademokraten. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Dalarnas län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  19. "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  20. "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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