Västermyckeläng Explained

Official Name:Västermyckeläng
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Älvdalen Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.85
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:279
Population Density Km2:329
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:61.2103°N 14.0347°W

Västermyckeläng (Elfdalian: Westermykklaingg) is a locality situated in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 279 inhabitants in 2010.

The name comes from that the village and its meadows (äng) is located on the west (väster) side of Myckeln. Myckeln was the local name of Österdal River, it is now the lake that is the reservoir for the dam in Väsa. Locally the village is called Västäng.

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 . 2012-01-27 . live . 10 January 2012 .