Särna (

Elfdalian Elfdalian or Övdalian ( or , pronounced in Elfdalian, or in Swedish) is a North Germanic language spoken by up to 3,000 people who live or have grown up in the locality of Älvdalen ('), which is located in the southeastern part of Älvdale ...

: ''Sjär’n'') is a

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situated in

Älvdalen Municipality Älvdalen Municipality ( sv, Älvdalens kommun, sma, Älvdaelien tjïelte, Elfdalian: ''Kommun Övdaln'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Älvdalen. The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Id ...

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 ...

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with 719 inhabitants in 2010.

History

The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originally part of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

but were occupied by an expedition of Swedish peasants from

Älvdalen Älvdalen (Elfdalian: ''Övdaln'' or ''Tjyörtjbynn''; literally meaning ''The River Valley'') is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010. The parish is widely known for being th ...

in 1644. The 1645 Treaty of Brömsebro was ambiguous regarding the status of the parishes, but when the exact path of the border was to be decided in 1751 Norway accepted a border west of Idre and Särna. In 1971 the three municipalities ''Särna'', ''Idre'' (which itself had been split off from Särna in 1916) and ''Älvdalen'' were amalgamated to form the present municipality of Älvdalen.

Riksdag elections

Climate

Särna has a continentally-influenced subarctic climate with mild summers and cold winters. The cold extremes in winter are associated with the high altitude and being the Scandinavian spot farthest from the sea. This in turn also contributes to high

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and significant frost has been recorded in all months of the year. 241 Särna

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarna Populated places in Dalarna County Populated places in Älvdalen Municipality Former Norwegian populated places