Official Name: | Bjursås |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Dalarna#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Falun Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Dalarna County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Dalarna |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.25 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 1,839 |
Population Density Km2: | 566 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 60.7333°N 41°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Dfc |
Bjursås (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈbjʉ̂ːʂɔs/) is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,839 inhabitants in 2010.
Tourists, many of whom come from Stockholm, visit its ski resort every winter. A large part of the population commute to Falun or work within the local forest industry. Bjursås is nicknamed "The Switzerland of Dalarna", because of its broken ground. "Bjur" in the name is an old Norse word for beaver. A literal translation of the name to English means "Beaver Ridge".