Järna, Vansbro Municipality Explained

Official Name:Järna
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vansbro Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.18
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,413
Population Density Km2:444
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.55°N 35°W

Järna (also Dala-Järna to distinguish it from Järna in Södertälje Municipality) is a locality situated in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,413 inhabitants in 2010.

The last traditional player of the Swedish bagpipes, Gudmunds Nils Larsson (died 1949), was from Järna.[2]

Notable people

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Dala Järna:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund. Dalarnas hembygdsbok. 14 August 2012. 2006. Dalarnas fornminnes- och hembygdsförbund. 178.