Ornäs is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Ornäs | |
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  Ornäs  Ornäs | |
| Coordinates: 60°31′N 15°32′E / 60.517°N 15.533°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Dalarna |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Municipality | Borlänge Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,068 |
| • Density | 1,126/km2 (2,920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editIn November of 1520, Gustav Vasa was hiding in the Ornässtugan when he was chased by the Danish military. Ornäs has a population around a thousand people. Stora Ornäs was also built in Ornäs. [2] Barbro Stigsdotter also lived in Ornäs after marrying a Swedish noble.
Trivia
editThe Ornäs birch also comes from Ornäs and is the national tree of Sweden.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Stora Ornäs".
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