Ornäs

Ornäs
Ornäs is located in Dalarna
Ornäs
Ornäs
Location within Dalarna
Ornäs is located in Sweden
Ornäs
Ornäs
Location within Sweden
Coordinates: 60°31′N 15°32′E / 60.517°N 15.533°E / 60.517; 15.533
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityBorlänge Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
1,068
 • Density1,126/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
The Ornässtugan Museum, seen from the east.
The Ornässtugan Museum

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

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.

The Ornäs birch also comes from Ornäs and is the national tree of Sweden.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stora Ornäs".



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