Yttermalung Explained

Official Name:Yttermalung
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Malung-Sälen Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.77
Population As Of:2005-12-31
Population Total:216
Population Density Km2:282
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.5833°N 63°W

Yttermalung is a village situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 216 inhabitants in 2005.

The village has a church, Yttermalungs kapell. There has been a chapel or church in Yttermalung since the 16th century, and the current church building was built in the late 19th century.[2]

In 1974, the largest collection of plate money in Sweden was found in Yttermalung. The collection consists of 240 plate coins, all in all weighing more than 234 kg.[3] According to local tradition, the plate coins had been hidden in the mid-18th century by a powerful woman in the village who had become rich by selling timber to the copper mine in Falun, and who had died without telling anybody where she had hidden her riches.[4]

The Swedish politician Marit Paulsen, who was a Member of the European Parliament, lived in Yttermalung.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . xls . sv . 2009-05-09.
  2. Web site: Yttermalungs kapell . . 29 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Världens största mynt . Kristensson . Peter . svenskhistoria.se . 6 April 2008 . 29 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Myntskatt från Yttermalung . . Mojanis . Anders . 4 April 2008 . 29 May 2016.
  5. News: Veckans lantis: Marit Paulsen . . 18 May 2009 . 29 May 2016.