Ornäs is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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situated in
Borlänge Municipality,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmar ...
,
Sweden with 1,068 inhabitants in 2010.
History
In November of 1520,
Gustav Vasa
Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksför ...
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.
Barbro Stigsdotter
Barbro Stigsdotter (1472-1528), was a Swedish noble. She is famous for her part in the '' Vasasagan'' (Vasa Saga), the traditional national legend about the accession to the throne of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden.
Barbro Stigsdotter was the daught ...
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
References
Populated places in Dalarna County
Populated places in Borlänge Municipality
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