Ornäs

Ornäs
Ornäs is located in Dalarna
Ornäs
Ornäs
Ornäs is located in Sweden
Ornäs
Ornäs
Coordinates: 60°31′N 15°32′E / 60.517°N 15.533°E / 60.517; 15.533
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityBorlänge Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
1,068
 • Density1,126/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ornäs is a locality situated in Borlänge Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

History

In 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

The Ornäs birch also comes from Ornäs and is the national tree of Sweden.


See also

Ornäs Birch

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Stora Ornäs".


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