Torsång

Torsång (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɔ̂ʂːɔŋ])[2] is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 666 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated on lakes Runnsjön and Osjön and the river Dalälven, which are connected with the canal Lillälven.

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Torsång is located in Dalarna
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Torsång
Torsång is located in Sweden
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Coordinates: 60°28′N 15°34′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityBorlänge Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total666
 • Density616/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Torsång Court District, or Torsångs 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 that was a hundred (härad). The entire province had once been a single hundred, called Dala hundare.

History

Swedish (then future) king Gustav I (Gustav Vasa) passed through in the year 1520, while a fugitive from Danish mercenaries. A memorial stone was erected to mark this important event in Swedish history. It can still be seen in Torsång's open-air museum.

Café Torsång on the banks of river Dalälven

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. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
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