Ornäs Explained

Official Name:Ornäs
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Borlänge Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.95
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,068
Population Density Km2:1126
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.5167°N 47°W

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

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

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. Web site: Stora Ornäs.